Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

रोदमाना तु सा दृष्टा विष्णुना च प्रसादिता । मा रोदीस्त्वं विशालाक्षि एह्यागच्छ सदः शुभे

Transliteration

rodamānā tu sā dṛṣṭā viṣṇunā ca prasāditā | mā rodīstvaṃ viśālākṣi ehyāgaccha sadaḥ śubhe

Translation

ତାଙ୍କୁ କାନ୍ଦୁଥିବା ଦେଖି ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସାନ୍ତ୍ୱନା ଦେଲେ—“ହେ ବିଶାଳାକ୍ଷି, କାନ୍ଦନି; ଆ, ଶୁଭ ଯଜ୍ଞସଦସ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କର।”

Word by Word

• rodamānā: weeping
• rodamānā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rodamāna (कृदन्त; √rud रुद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/मान), कर्तरि (weeping), विशेषण (sā-विशेषण)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭā: was seen
• dṛṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś दृश्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि (having been seen)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prasāditā: was consoled / appeased
• prasāditā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasādita (कृदन्त; √sad/√sād? causative of √sad/√sād; प्र+√sad)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि (having been consoled/pleased)

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (Prohibition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (prohibitive particle, used with imperative)

• rodīs: weep
• rodīs: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rud रुद्
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; निषेध (mā) सह

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla+akṣi (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विशालानि अक्षी यस्याः सा)

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i इ
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• āgaccha: approach, come here
• āgaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+√gam गम्
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sadaḥ: the assembly hall
• sadaḥ: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā/śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (स्त्री-सम्बोधन)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu approaches the weeping Sāvitrī at the yajña boundary, hand raised in reassurance (abhaya/āśvāsana), inviting her into the luminous hall where the fire burns steadily.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Savitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and reconciliation restore dharmic order; divine guidance turns grief back toward auspicious action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is situated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, reinforcing the sanctity of the kṣetra through divine presence and intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references entry into the sacrificial assembly (sadaḥ), but does not prescribe a specific rite.