Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

शापं दत्त्वा तथा तेषां तदा सावस्थिता स्थिरा

Transliteration

śāpaṃ dattvā tathā teṣāṃ tadā sāvasthitā sthirā

Translation

അവർക്കു ശാപം ഉച്ചരിച്ച ശേഷം അവൾ അന്ന് ദൃഢമായി, അചഞ്ചലമായി നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• तथा: thus/then
• तथा: Sambandha/Anukrama (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

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

• अवस्थिता: remained/was stationed
• अवस्थिता: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्था (धातु) → अवस्थिता (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे (having remained/being stationed)

• स्थिरा: firm, steady
• स्थिरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सा’)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Sāvitrī episode; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After uttering the curse, the woman stands motionless like a pillar; devas recoil or bow; the air is still, with a suspended moment—waves paused, flames steady, and dust unmoving to signify ‘sthira’.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays the irrevocable resolve behind a śāpa—emphasizing accountability and the seriousness of moral speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, the sacred setting for the māhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing the completion of a curse.