Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अथ दुर्वाससः शापमवाप्यारुन्तुदं तदा । यादवेन्द्रस्य गृहिणी सहसा पर्यदेवयत्

Transliteration

atha durvāsasaḥ śāpamavāpyāruntudaṃ tadā | yādavendrasya gṛhiṇī sahasā paryadevayat

Translation

அப்போது துர்வாசரின் கூர்மையான, உள்ளத்தைத் துளைக்கும் சாபத்தைப் பெற்ற யாதவேந்திரனின் மனைவி (ருக்மிணி) திடீரென புலம்பினாள்.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• दुर्वाससः: of Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (of Durvāsas)

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (curse)

• अवाप्य: having received
• अवाप्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund): 'having obtained/received'

• अरुन्तुदम्: painful/afflicting
• अरुन्तुदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of śāpam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरु (प्रातिपदिक) + तुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (अरुं तुदति इति = pain-causing/afflicting) विशेषणम् (of śāpam)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (then/at that time)

• यादवेन्द्रस्य: of the lord of the Yādavas
• यादवेन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यादवानाम् इन्द्रः = lord of the Yādavas)

• गृहिणी: the wife
• गृहिणी: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (wife/householder’s wife)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: सम्बन्ध (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; आकस्मिक/शीघ्रार्थक (suddenly/at once)

• पर्यदेवयत्: lamented/wailed
• पर्यदेवयत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + दिव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्; 'lamented/wailed'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rukmiṇī, queenly yet shaken, receives Durvāsas’ sharp curse; her composure breaks into sudden lamentation within the palace precincts of the Yādava lord.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsas
• Yādavendra (Kṛṣṇa)
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma emphasizes that even great households may face suffering when a sage’s displeasure is incurred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting, as this is within Dvārakā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly mentioned; the verse introduces the emotional and karmic turning point.