Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

देवभार्यासु सर्वासु तदा शापमयच्छत

Transliteration

devabhāryāsu sarvāsu tadā śāpamayacchata

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അവൾ എല്ലാ ദേവപത്നിമാരുടെയും മേൽ ശാപം ഉച്ചരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• devabhāryāsu: among the wives of the gods
• devabhāryāsu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva+bhāryā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां भार्याः)

• sarvāsu: in all (of them)
• sarvāsu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (devabhāryāsu-विशेषण)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• śāpam: a curse
• śāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ayacchata: they bestowed / imposed
• ayacchata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam यम् (यच्छति)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; reporting Savitrī’s action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping pronouncement: the curser’s words radiate outward like waves, touching the assembled devī-wives; their faces show shock, sorrow, and fear as the curse becomes collective destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Devabhāryās (wives of the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Individual adharma can ripple outward, affecting families and communities; dharma safeguards collective well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, which extols Prabhāsa through sacred narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it is a narrative transition stating the act of cursing.