Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तादृग्रूपा वरारोहे यथाऽस्य शुभलोचना । तस्य हेममयं पद्मं शतपत्रं मनोरमम्

Transliteration

tādṛgrūpā varārohe yathā'sya śubhalocanā | tasya hemamayaṃ padmaṃ śatapatraṃ manoramam

Translation

ਹੇ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਨਿਤੰਬਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ, ਉਸ ਦੀ ਰੂਪ-ਛਬਿ ਐਸੀ ਸੀ; ਉਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਤੇ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਸਨ। ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਰਾਜੇ ਕੋਲ ਸੋਨੇ ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ, ਸੌ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਵਾਲਾ, ਅਤਿ ਰਮਣੀਕ ਕਮਲ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• तादृक्-रूपा: of such a form/appearance
• तादृक्-रूपा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (descriptive)

• वर-आरोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वर-आरोहे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-पदम् (address)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner adverb)

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुभ-लोचना: having auspicious eyes
• शुभ-लोचना: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हेम-मयम्: made of gold
• हेम-मयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (made of)

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शत-पत्रम्: hundred-petalled
• शत-पत्रम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (numerical compound)

• मनोरमम्: charming, delightful
• मनोरमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced); addressing a listener with 'varārohe' (likely a goddess/queen in the narrative frame, not explicit here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen is praised as beautiful and auspicious-eyed; the king possesses a wondrous golden lotus with a hundred petals—an object of marvel, likely significant for the story’s unfolding.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly splendor is depicted as a backdrop that ultimately turns toward sacred travel and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the destination context for the story; the verse itself highlights royal attributes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces symbolic/royal possessions preceding the devotional acts.