Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

उपलभ्य सुदारुणामिमामपि पीडामवितास्म्यहं तदा । यदिदं विधुनोति कल्मषं खलु तन्मां समुपेत्य लक्षवृद्धिम्

Transliteration

upalabhya sudāruṇāmimāmapi pīḍāmavitāsmyahaṃ tadā | yadidaṃ vidhunoti kalmaṣaṃ khalu tanmāṃ samupetya lakṣavṛddhim

Translation

ଏହି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦାରୁଣ ପୀଡାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପାଇଲେ ମୁଁ ସେତେବେଳେ ବଞ୍ଚି ରହିବି; କାରଣ ଏହା ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପାପମଳକୁ ଝାଡ଼ିଦିଏ। ତେଣୁ ଏହା ମୋ ପାଖକୁ ଆସୁ ଏବଂ ମୋର ପୁଣ୍ୟକୁ ଲକ୍ଷଗୁଣ ବଢ଼ାଉ।

Word by Word

• upalabhya: having obtained/experienced
• upalabhya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√labh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• sudāruṇām: very dreadful
• sudāruṇām: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• imām: this
• imām: Visheshana (Demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-निपात (even/also)

• pīḍām: pain/affliction
• pīḍām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avitā: protector/savior
• avitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √av (धातु)
• Form: तृच्/तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun) ‘अविता’ = रक्षक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (अहं-सम्बन्धे)

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshya (Demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidhunoti: shakes off/removes
• vidhunoti: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• kalmaṣam: sin/impurity
• kalmaṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• khalu: indeed/surely
• khalu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/confirmatory particle)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samupetya: having approached/attained
• samupetya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-upa-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• lakṣavṛddhim: increase by a lakh; great increase
• lakṣavṛddhim: Karma (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Rukmiṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted royal woman (Rukmiṇī contextually) resolves to endure a dreadful affliction, viewing it as a purifier that multiplies merit; the sea-city’s sacred ambience frames her vow-like utterance.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Kalmaṣa (impurity/sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adversity can function as purification (kalmaṣa-kṣaya) when borne with dharmic resolve and devotional intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dvārakā Māhātmya context continues to sanctify Dvārakā as the narrative landscape of Hari’s līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse frames suffering itself as a purifying discipline when accepted rightly.