Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

स्वयंवरविभेदं यः करिष्यत्यतिलंपटः । स वध्यः सहितैः सर्वैः परस्त्रीलुब्धको यथा

Transliteration

svayaṃvaravibhedaṃ yaḥ kariṣyatyatilaṃpaṭaḥ | sa vadhyaḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ parastrīlubdhako yathā

Translation

‘ലോഭംകൊണ്ട് ഈ സ്വയംവരം ഭംഗപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നവൻ ആരായാലും, അവൻ എല്ലാവരും ചേർന്ന് വധിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടവൻ—പരസ്ത്രീലോലുപനായ പുരുഷനെപ്പോലെ.’

Word by Word

• svayaṃvara-vibhedam: the disruption of the svayaṃvara
• svayaṃvara-vibhedam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayaṃvara (प्रातिपदिक) + vibheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वयंवरस्य विभेदः)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• kariṣyati: will do / will cause
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (भविष्यत्कालः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ati-lampaṭaḥ: exceedingly lecherous
• ati-lampaṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + lampaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—अतिशयेन लंपटः

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अन्वादेश-सर्वनाम

• vadhyaḥ: is to be killed
• vadhyaḥ: Predicate (Vidheyāṃśa/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vadhya (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; -य-प्रत्ययान्तः, भाव्य/विधेयार्थः (to be slain)

• sahitaiḥ: together with
• sahitaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सह), बहुवचनम्

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'सहितैः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• para-strī-lubdhakaḥ: a man lusting after another’s wife
• para-strī-lubdhakaḥ: Upamāna/Example (दृष्टान्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक) + lubdhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परस्त्रीषु लुब्धकः)

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपमानवाचक-निपातः (as/like)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Hari)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu issues a stern proclamation; the assembly forms a guarded circle; would-be disruptor is warned of collective punishment; atmosphere turns vigilant and martial.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma safeguards consent and social order; violating it through lust and coercion invites severe consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; the Māhātmya uses this episode to teach dhārmic restraint befitting sacred spaces.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A rule of conduct for the svayaṃvara: no disruption; communal enforcement of order is mandated.