Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

कृताञ्जलिपुटा भूत्वा वेपमाना ह्यभाषत । मा कोपं कुरु कल्याण मा मां निर्भर्त्सय प्रभो

Transliteration

kṛtāñjalipuṭā bhūtvā vepamānā hyabhāṣata | mā kopaṃ kuru kalyāṇa mā māṃ nirbhartsaya prabho

Translation

അവൾ കരംകൂപ്പി, വിറയോടെ പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ കല്യാണസ്വരൂപാ! കോപിക്കരുതേ; ഹേ പ്രഭോ! എന്നെ ശാസിക്കരുതേ।”

Word by Word

• कृताञ्जलिपुटा: with hands folded (having made a cupped añjali)
• कृताञ्जलिपुटा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + अञ्जलि + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (अञ्जलिपुटः कृतः यस्या सा)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• वेपमाना: trembling
• वेपमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-भाव

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कल्याण: O auspicious one
• कल्याण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निर्भर्त्सय: rebuke
• निर्भर्त्सय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्भर्त्स् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sītā (Jānakī/Vaidehī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sītā stands before Rāma with palms joined, body trembling; her face is earnest and pleading; Rāma remains stern but listening; lamps and ritual remnants frame the scene, suggesting a return to calm.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and respectful address are upheld as dharmic virtues, especially amid ritual responsibilities and misunderstandings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where this exemplary conduct is narrated within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual act; it emphasizes proper demeanor (ācāra) during śrāddha proceedings.