Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

यदि मां त्वं परिणये रुदंतीमेकिकां तथा । गृहाण वाडवं हस्ते यावत्स्नानं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

yadi māṃ tvaṃ pariṇaye rudaṃtīmekikāṃ tathā | gṛhāṇa vāḍavaṃ haste yāvatsnānaṃ karomyaham

Translation

നീ എന്നെ—കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഏകാകിനിയെ—വിവാഹമായി സ്വീകരിക്കണമെങ്കിൽ, ഞാൻ സ്നാനം പൂർത്തിയാക്കുന്നതുവരെ ഈ വാഡവം നിന്റെ കൈയിൽ പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുക.

Word by Word

• yadi: If
• yadi: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: Conjunction

• mām: Me
• mām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• tvam: You
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• pariṇaye: Marry (Context: If you marry)
• pariṇaye: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नी) + pari (परि)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st Person, Singular (Atmanepada) - Puranic usage for 2nd Person or Conditional

• rudaṃtīm: Weeping/Crying
• rudaṃtīm: Visheshana (Qualifier to mām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rud (रुद्)
• Form: Present Participle (Shatri), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ekikām: Alone/Solitary
• ekikām: Visheshana (Qualifier to mām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekikā (एकिका)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: Thus/In that state
• tathā: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā
• Form: Adverb

• gṛhāṇa: Hold/Take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd Person, Singular

• vāḍavam: Vadava fire
• vāḍavam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (वाडव)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• haste: In hand
• haste: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (हस्त)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• yāvat: While/Until
• yāvat: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat
• Form: Adverb/Conjunction

• snānam: Bath
• snānam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (स्नान)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• karomi: I do/perform
• karomi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st Person, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Śāradā (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (snāna-sthāna)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śāradā, weeping and alone, stands at the water’s edge, asking the mountain-king suitor to hold a mysterious Vaḍava object while she completes her bath.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā
• Vaḍava/Vaḍavānala
• Nagottama (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a tīrtha narrative, even ordinary acts like bathing (snāna) become instruments through which Dharma and divine purpose are accomplished.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Goddess’ actions shape the sacred landscape and its remembered wonders.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) is explicitly mentioned, highlighting its sanctifying role within tīrtha practice.