Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

देवदानवदैत्येन्द्रक्रोधदृष्टिनिरीक्षितम् । रम्यं रामा वरं चक्रे ददौ मालां ततः स्वयम्

Transliteration

devadānavadaityendrakrodhadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam | ramyaṃ rāmā varaṃ cakre dadau mālāṃ tataḥ svayam

Translation

ദേവ-ദാനവ-ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രന്മാരുടെ ക്രോധദൃഷ്ടികൾ അവനിലേക്കു പതിഞ്ഞിരിക്കെ, മനോഹരിയായ രാമാ അവനെയേ വരനായി വരിച്ചു; പിന്നെ സ്വഹസ്തംകൊണ്ട് അവന്റെ കഴുത്തിൽ മാല അണിയിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• देव-दानव-दैत्येन्द्र-क्रोध-दृष्टि-निरीक्षितम्: looked at with wrathful glances by gods, Dānavas, and the lord of Daityas
• देव-दानव-दैत्येन्द्र-क्रोध-दृष्टि-निरीक्षितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्येन्द्र (दैत्य+इन्द्र; प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + निरीक्षित (नि+ईक्ष् धातु; क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (वर्णनात्मक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रम्यम्: lovely
• रम्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रामा: Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• रामा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon, a choice
• वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (here: object ‘boon/choice’)

• चक्रे: made, chose
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (oneself/personally)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (Naimiṣa-like frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A svayaṃvara-like moment: Rāmā (Lakṣmī) radiant, holding a flower-garland, steps forward and places it upon the chosen bridegroom while Devas, Dānavas, and Daityas look on with tense, wrathful glances; the atmosphere is both festive and charged.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (Śrī/Rāmā) chooses worthiness beyond rivalry and intimidation, affirming dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where the māhātmya embeds divine events to magnify the site’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the garlanding is a narrative act (svayaṃvara-style) rather than a pilgrim rite.