Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः कालान्तरे देवि ऋषिशापान्महातपाः । ययौ दाशरथी रामः ससीतः सहलक्ष्मणः

Transliteration

tataḥ kālāntare devi ṛṣiśāpānmahātapāḥ | yayau dāśarathī rāmaḥ sasītaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਕੁਝ ਸਮੇਂ ਬਾਅਦ, ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ, ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਪ ਕਾਰਨ ਮਹਾਤਪਸਵੀ ਦਸ਼ਰਥੀ ਰਾਮ, ਸੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਲਕਸ਼ਮਣ ਸਮੇਤ ਪ੍ਰਸਥਾਨ ਕਰ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• काल-अन्तरे: at another time/later
• काल-अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य अन्तरम्)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ऋषि-शापात्: due to a sage's curse
• ऋषि-शापात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषेः शापः)

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् तपाः/महातपस्वी)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• दाशरथी: the son of Daśaratha
• दाशरथी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स-सीतः: with Sītā
• स-सीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सीतया सह)

• सह-लक्ष्मणः: with Lakṣmaṇa
• सह-लक्ष्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपपद) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (लक्ष्मणेन सह)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma departing as an ascetic with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa; the unseen force of a ṛṣi’s curse hangs like a dark cloud; their faces calm yet poignant, carrying bows and minimal belongings.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Ṛṣi-śāpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the righteous endure hardship through destiny and dharma; adversity becomes the doorway to tapas and tīrtha-encounter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse prepares the journey narrative that leads to Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the emphasis is on tapas and the dharmic journey with family and brotherly support.