Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तासां मध्ये च रोहिण्या सह रेमे स नित्यदा । त्यक्ताः सर्वाश्च चंद्रेण दक्षकन्याः सुदुःखिताः । गत्वा स्वपितरं नत्वा प्राहुरस्राविलेक्षणाः

Transliteration

tāsāṃ madhye ca rohiṇyā saha reme sa nityadā | tyaktāḥ sarvāśca caṃdreṇa dakṣakanyāḥ suduḥkhitāḥ | gatvā svapitaraṃ natvā prāhurasrāvilekṣaṇāḥ

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେ ସଦା ରୋହିଣୀ ସହିତ ମାତ୍ର ରମଣ କଲା; ତେଣୁ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ତ୍ୟକ୍ତ ଦକ୍ଷକନ୍ୟାମାନେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ ହେଲେ। ସେମାନେ ପିତାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଯାଇ, ନମସ୍କାର କରି, ଅଶ୍ରୁଭରା ନୟନରେ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• tāsām: of them
• tāsām: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural); sarvanāma

• madhye: in the midst
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• rohiṇyā: with Rohiṇī
• rohiṇyā: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sahārtha (postposition ‘with’)

• reme: enjoyed, sported
• reme: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Ātmanepada

• saḥ: he (Candra)
• saḥ: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular); sarvanāma

• nityadā: always
• nityadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya-dā (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: Avyayībhāva; overall avyaya (adverb) meaning ‘always’

• tyaktāḥ: abandoned
• tyaktāḥ: Kriyā (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (past passive participle), Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural); dakṣakanyāḥ iti viśeṣya-anvaya

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• caṃdreṇa: by Candra
• caṃdreṇa: Karaṇa/Agent (instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular)

• dakṣakanyāḥ: Dakṣa’s daughters
• dakṣakanyāḥ: Kartā (subject; of tyaktāḥ/prāhuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa-kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural)

• suduḥkhitāḥ: very sorrowful
• suduḥkhitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural); dakṣakanyāḥ iti viśeṣya-anvaya

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya (indeclinable); pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)

• sva-pitaram: their own father
• sva-pitaram: Karma (object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (singular); ‘own father’

• natvā: having bowed
• natvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• prāhuḥ: they said
• prāhuḥ: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural), Parasmaipada

• asrāvilekṣaṇāḥ: with tearful eyes
• asrāvilekṣaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asrāvi-lekṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural); ‘having tearful eyes’

Speaker

Pulastya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa-sattama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra embraces Rohiṇī in a moonlit pavilion while the other nakṣatra-wives stand aside in sorrow; then they approach Dakṣa with tears, hands folded, seeking justice.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Rohiṇī
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment and favoritism violate dharma and cause suffering; righteous conduct requires equal regard where duty demands it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it narrates a moral-cosmic episode within the Arbuda tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, describing grievance and appeal to authority (Dakṣa).