Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

सा दौर्हृदवशाद्राज्ञी यंयं काममकाम यत् । सुदुर्लभमपिप्रेम्णा तत्तत्सर्वं समाहरत्

Transliteration

sā daurhṛdavaśādrājñī yaṃyaṃ kāmamakāma yat | sudurlabhamapipremṇā tattatsarvaṃ samāharat

Translation

Didorong oleh kerinduan hati, sang permaisuri—apa jua hajat yang timbul—walau amat sukar diperoleh, semuanya dipenuhi; raja, kerana kasih, menghimpunkan tiap-tiapnya.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• दौर्हृद-वशात्: due to the force of longing
• दौर्हृद-वशात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्हृद (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause): ‘वशात्’ = ‘because of being under control’

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यम्-यम्: whatever
• यम्-यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) = ‘whatever/each’

• कामम्: desire/object of desire
• कामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अकाम: unwished (by him)
• अकाम: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त (negated): ‘undesired/unwished’ (used predicatively)

• यत्: even if / though
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) = ‘even if/though’ (here: concessive/relative connector)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘very difficult to obtain’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (particle) = ‘even/also’

• प्रेम्णा: with love / out of affection
• प्रेम्णा: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental: ‘out of love/with love’)

• तत्-तत्: each such
• तत्-तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति = ‘each and every (that)’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समाहरत्: gathered/obtained
• समाहरत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘collected/brought together’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A palace interior: the queen expresses a sudden longing; the king, moved by love, orders rare objects to be brought—servants rushing, gifts piled, an atmosphere of indulgent tenderness.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛgāvatī (queen)
• Mahīpati (king, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked longing can drive actions that later ripen into destiny; Purāṇic narrative frames desire as a force needing dharmic restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa/Setu Māhātmya) forms the backdrop, even when the verse itself focuses on the queen’s desires.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly—this verse sets narrative causality rather than prescribing snāna, dāna, or japa.