Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तया त्वया नियुक्तोऽसाविति प्रत्येमि सर्वशः । तद्विमुञ्चाऽधिमत्यर्थमात्मानमनुसंस्मर । प्रसीद मातः संधेहि धीरतां स्वमनीषया

Transliteration

tayā tvayā niyukto'sāviti pratyemi sarvaśaḥ | tadvimuñcā'dhimatyarthamātmānamanusaṃsmara | prasīda mātaḥ saṃdhehi dhīratāṃ svamanīṣayā

Translation

ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ସେ ତୁମେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ କରିଛ—ଏହାକୁ ମୁଁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କରୁଛି। ତେଣୁ ଅତିଶୋକ ଛାଡ଼; ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମସ୍ୱରୂପକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କର। ହେ ମାତା, ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଅ—ନିଜ ବିବେକରେ ଧୈର୍ୟ ସଂଧାନ କର।

Word by Word

• tayā: by her/that (f.)
• tayā: Karaṇa (instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचनम्

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचनम्

• niyuktaḥ: appointed/commissioned
• niyuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (predicate of asau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√yuj (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति (quotative)

• pratyemi: I understand/recognize
• pratyemi: Kriya (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√i (धातु); लट्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• sarvaśaḥ: in every way
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वशः (adverb: entirely/in every way)

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनम्

• vimuñca: release/abandon
• vimuñca: Kriya (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु); लोट्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• adhimatyartham: for the sake of higher understanding
• adhimatyartham: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhimati (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अधिमतेः अर्थम्); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनम्

• ātmānam: yourself/the self
• ātmānam: Karman (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनम्

• anusaṃsmara: remember repeatedly
• anusaṃsmara: Kriya (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-saṃ-√smṛ (धातु); लोट्
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriya (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (धातु); लोट्
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• mātaḥ: O mother
• mātaḥ: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचनम् (irregular vocative)

• saṃdhehi: compose/establish
• saṃdhehi: Kriya (imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√dhā (धातु); लोट्
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• dhīratām: steadfastness
• dhīratām: Karman (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhīratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचनम्

• sva: one’s own
• sva: Karaṇa (instrument; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचनम् (agreeing with manīṣayā)

• manīṣayā: by (your) intellect
• manīṣayā: Karaṇa (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manīṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devarṣi (divine sage) addressing Rukmiṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rukmiṇī (addressed as mātā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate counselor addresses Rukmiṇī as ‘mother,’ urging her to abandon over-grief, remember her inner nature, and regain steadiness through discernment.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Hari (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady the mind through self-remembrance and discernment, trusting divine purpose rather than surrendering to grief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the sacred narrative landscape where devotees learn composure and devotion amid divine līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An inner discipline is prescribed: relinquish agitation, practice remembrance (smaraṇa), and cultivate dhīratā (steadfastness).