Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

हन्यमानोऽपि यो विद्वान्वसेद्विघ्नशतैरपि । कृतप्रतिज्ञो देवेशि यावज्जीवं सुरेश्वरि

Transliteration

hanyamāno'pi yo vidvānvasedvighnaśatairapi | kṛtapratijño deveśi yāvajjīvaṃ sureśvari

Translation

ഹേ ദേവേശീ, ഹേ സുരേശ്വരീ! ഇവിടെ വസിക്കുന്ന ജ്ഞാനി ആക്രമിക്കപ്പെട്ടാലും, നൂറുകണക്കിന് വിഘ്നങ്ങൾക്കിടയിലും, പ്രതിജ്ഞയിൽ ദൃഢനായി ജീവപര്യന്തം അചഞ്ചലനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• hanyamānaḥ: being harmed/attacked
• hanyamānaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: han (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘हन्यमान’ = being struck/killed

• api: even (though)
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (concessive particle): ‘even though/also’

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• vidvān: a learned man
• vidvān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vid (धातु) + वस्/वत् (कृदन्त ‘विद्वस्’)
• Form: विद्वस्-शब्द (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vaset: should dwell/live
• vaset: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘वसेत्’ = should dwell

• vighna-śataiḥ: by hundreds of obstacles
• vighna-śataiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी: ‘विघ्नानां शतैः’ = by hundreds of obstacles)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle): ‘even/also’

• kṛta-pratijñaḥ: having made a vow
• kṛta-pratijñaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + pratijñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘कृत’ + ‘प्रतिज्ञ’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘कृता प्रतिज्ञा येन’ = one who has made a vow)

• deveśi: O Lady of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśī/īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘देवानाम् ईशी’ = lady of the gods)

• yāvat-jīvam: as long as life lasts
• yāvat-jīvam: Kāla-adhikarana (Temporal location/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय) + jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययार्थ: ‘जीवनपर्यन्तम्’ (as long as one lives)

• sureśvari: O Queen of the gods
• sureśvari: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘सुराणाम् ईश्वरी’ = queen of the gods)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Deveśi/Sureśvarī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wise sādhaka residing at Prabhāsa, surrounded by symbolic obstacles—storm, hostile figures, tempting distractions—yet seated in meditation with a vow-knot (pratijñā) motif; Devī invoked as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual fruit arises from steadfastness—holding one’s vow despite fear, harm, or repeated obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the implied setting, where perseverance in dharma is especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A discipline of resolve is implied: to remain committed (pratijñā) and continue one’s sacred observance despite vighnas.