Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

शक्रेणैषा समानीता दत्ता चैवाऽथ विष्णुना । गृहीता च मया त्वं हि क्षमस्वैकं मया कृतम् । न चापराध्यं भूयोऽन्यं करिष्ये तव सुव्रते

Transliteration

śakreṇaiṣā samānītā dattā caivā'tha viṣṇunā | gṛhītā ca mayā tvaṃ hi kṣamasvaikaṃ mayā kṛtam | na cāparādhyaṃ bhūyo'nyaṃ kariṣye tava suvrate

Translation

ఆమెను శక్రుడు తీసుకొచ్చాడు, విష్ణువు దానమిచ్చాడు; నేను స్వీకరించాను. ఓ సువ్రతే, నేను చేసిన ఈ ఒక్క కార్యాన్ని క్షమించు; ఇకపై నీపై మరే అపరాధమూ చేయను।

Word by Word

• śakreṇa: by Śakra (Indra)
• śakreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• samānītā: was brought
• samānītā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-nī (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• dattā: was given
• dattā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात — Conjunction/particle

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण निपात — Emphatic particle

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय — Indeclinable (then/now)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu
• viṣṇunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• gṛhītā: was taken/accepted
• gṛhītā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात — Conjunction/particle

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — 1st person pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Sambodhyā (Addressed/सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 2nd person pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक निपात — Particle (indeed/for)

• kṣamasva: forgive
• kṣamasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• ekam: one (thing)
• ekam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular

• kṛtam: done (act)
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Accusative/Nominative, Singular (here: object of forgive)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध निपात — Negation particle

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात — Conjunction/particle

• aparādhyam: offence/wrongdoing
• aparādhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apa-rādh (धातु) + ya (णिच्/यत्) → aparādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण — Adverb (again/further)

• anyam: another
• anyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative, Singular (qualifying aparādhyam)

• kariṣye: I will do/commit
• kariṣye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple future, 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• suvrate: O good-vowed lady
• suvrate: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular; समास: सु + व्रता (विशेषण-विशेष्य)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextually Brahmā addressing Sāvitrī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The offended virtuous consort (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contrite Brahmā (or ritual leader) speaks to an offended virtuous woman/consort; Śakra and Viṣṇu appear as intermediaries; the yajña fire glows behind, emphasizing urgency and remorse.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging wrongdoing and seeking forgiveness is dharmic; yet consequences may still unfold when harm has been done.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting of the chapter’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it is a narrative justification connected to the yajña context.