Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

षष्टिभार्यासहस्राणि मम संति शुचिस्मिते । कृत्वा मां दर्पितं कांतं तासां त्वं स्वामिनी भव

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭibhāryāsahasrāṇi mama saṃti śucismite | kṛtvā māṃ darpitaṃ kāṃtaṃ tāsāṃ tvaṃ svāminī bhava

Translation

Wahai yang senyumannya suci, aku mempunyai enam puluh ribu isteri. Jadikan aku kekasih yang megah dan berseri—jadilah tuan puteri yang memerintah mereka semua.

Word by Word

• षष्टि: sixty
• षष्टि: Visheshana (of भार्या-सहस्राणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन (sixty)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Samasa-anga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपद (wife)

• सहस्राणि: thousands (of wives)
• सहस्राणि: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: षष्टि-भार्या-सहस्राणि (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः संख्यासमास-प्रयोगः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुचिस्मिते: O one with pure smile
• शुचिस्मिते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि-स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: शुचि + स्मित; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having made)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दर्पितम्: proud/arrogant
• दर्पितम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्पित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of कान्तम्)

• कान्तम्: beloved/lover
• कान्तम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (me as beloved)

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्वामिनी: mistress/lady
• स्वामिनी: Karta-predicative (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriya (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A lust-driven Dānava/Asura (the suitor in the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king boasts with expansive gesture, attendants behind him; imagined silhouettes of many queens appear as a faint backdrop, while the Devī remains centered, serene, and unyielding—her aura dwarfing worldly claims.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego and possession cannot command the divine; dharma rejects turning relationships into domination and status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda, whose sacred atmosphere exposes the suitor’s arrogance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boastful declaration within the story.