Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ददौ वरं ततस्तुष्टो रेणुकायाश्च जीवितम् । एवं यद्यपि सा तत्र जीविता वरवर्णिनी

Transliteration

dadau varaṃ tatastuṣṭo reṇukāyāśca jīvitam | evaṃ yadyapi sā tatra jīvitā varavarṇinī

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പ്രസന്നനായി അദ്ദേഹം രേണുകയ്ക്ക് ജീവന്റെ വരം നൽകി. ഇങ്ങനെ അവിടെ ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠവർണിനിയായ ദേവി യദ്യപി പുനർജീവിതയായി.

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequential relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): "then/thereupon"

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: तुष्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) "pleased"; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता)

• रेणुकायाः: of Renuka
• रेणुकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेणुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction): "and"

• जीवितम्: life (restoration of life)
• जीवितम्: Karma (Object; boon-content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb): "thus/in this way"

• यदि: although/if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle): "if/although (with api)"

• अपि: even/though
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — concessive/emphatic; with यदि = "even if/although"

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): "there"

• जीविता: alive
• जीविता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: जीव्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) "alive/restored"; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सा)

• वर-वर्णिनी: beautiful (of excellent complexion)
• वर-वर्णिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: "excellent-complexioned/beautiful"; विशेषण (सा)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon of life is bestowed upon Reṇukā; the moment is intimate and solemn—hands raised in blessing, the revived mother regaining consciousness, attendants and sages witnessing.

Characters & Entities

• Reṇukā
• Jamadagni
• Jāmadagnya Rāma (context)
• Mahādevī (listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace can restore what was lost, yet moral responsibility may still require further purification and penance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it is narrative preparation for the Prabhāsa-kṣetra acts described later.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it reports the granting of a boon (vara) restoring Reṇukā’s life.