Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पत्नीकोपेन संतप्तः प्राह देवं पुरंदरम्

Transliteration

patnīkopena saṃtaptaḥ prāha devaṃ puraṃdaram

Translation

ဇနီးအပေါ် အမျက်ဒေါသကြောင့် စိတ်မီးလောင်လျက်၊ သူသည် ပုရန္ဒရ (အိန္ဒြ) ဘုရားသို့ မိန့်ကြား하였다။

Word by Word

• patnīkopena: by the wife's anger
• patnīkopena: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī-kopa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa: पत्नी-कोपः = wife's anger); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃtaptaḥ: afflicted; tormented
• saṃtaptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃtapta (प्रातिपदिक; √tap (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• devam: to the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• puraṃdaram: Purandara (Indra)
• puraṃdaram: Karma (Apposition to devam/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puraṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषनाम (epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; traditionally Sūta addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (text audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The consecrated figure, inflamed by anger over his wife, turns and speaks to Purandara (Indra); the moment is tense—Indra attentive, the ritual space charged, suggesting a decisive pronouncement to follow.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When ritual order is threatened by human emotion, the narrative turns toward corrective action—channeling urgency back into dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the yajña context heightens the significance of maintaining sacred order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it signals the escalation that prompts a practical intervention to prevent ritual delay.