Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

इति व्याकुलितं दृष्ट्वा भर्त्तारं शबरांगना । प्रत्यभाषत मा भैस्त्वमुपायं प्रवदामि ते

Transliteration

iti vyākulitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bharttāraṃ śabarāṃganā | pratyabhāṣata mā bhaistvamupāyaṃ pravadāmi te

Translation

ഭർത്താവിനെ ഇങ്ങനെ വ്യാകുലനായതായി കണ്ട ശബരസ്ത്രീ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു—“ഭയപ്പെടേണ്ട; ഞാൻ നിനക്ക് ഉപായം പറയുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-प्रकारेण/उक्त्यर्थक (thus)

• vyākulitam: distressed
• vyākulitam: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyākulita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; vi-ā-√kul (कुल्))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/क्त (distressed/agitated) — qualifying 'bharttāram'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त-अव्यय; √dṛś (दृश्))
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (having seen)

• bharttāram: husband
• bharttāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śabarāṅganā: the Śabara woman
• śabarāṅganā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabara + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (śabarī aṅganā = Śabara-woman)

• pratyabhāṣata: replied
• pratyabhāṣata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (भाष्) with prati-
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibitive particle/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय; लोट्/विधिलिङ्-निषेध (do not)

• bhaiḥ: fear
• bhaiḥ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhī (भी)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (bhaiḥ = be afraid) — with mā: do not fear

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Addressee as subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• upāyam: a means; remedy
• upāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pravadāmi: I will tell
• pravadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vad (वद्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (to you)

Speaker

Śabarāṅganā (Śabara’s wife)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Śabara woman gently raises her hand in reassurance, her face composed; the husband’s tense posture begins to soften as hope returns, with the shrine awaiting completion.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarāṅganā
• Śabara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In dharmic life, supportive counsel and courage help preserve worship and vows when difficulties arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces a proposed remedy to continue Śiva-pūjā.