Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तोऽपि तया साध्व्या स राजा स्मरविह्वलः । बलादाकृष्य तां हस्ते परिरेभे रिरंसया

Transliteration

ityukto'pi tayā sādhvyā sa rājā smaravihvalaḥ | balādākṛṣya tāṃ haste parirebhe riraṃsayā

Translation

แม้นางผู้ประพฤติดีได้ตักเตือนแล้วก็ตาม พระราชาผู้ถูกกามครอบงำก็ฉุดมือของนางด้วยกำลัง แล้วโอบกอดนางด้วยความใคร่ในความรื่นรมย์

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: having been told
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sādhvyā: by the virtuous lady
• sādhvyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘साध्वी’ (virtuous woman)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘तद्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• smara-vihvalaḥ: overwhelmed by love (Cupid)
• smara-vihvalaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smara (प्रातिपदिक) + vihvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/संबन्धः: ‘स्मरेण/स्मरस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘बलात्’ = बलपूर्वकं

• ākṛṣya: having pulled
• ākṛṣya: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘आकृष्य’ = having pulled/drawn

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘तद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• haste: in (his) hand
• haste: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• parirebhe: embraced
• parirebhe: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√rabh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• riraṃsayā: with desire (to enjoy)
• riraṃsayā: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: riraṃsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे—‘रिरंसया’ = with desire to enjoy

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, eyes clouded by passion, forcibly grasps the queen’s hand and draws her into an embrace; the queen remains composed, virtuous, and inwardly protected by mantra-śakti.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Virtuous queen

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire (kāma) drives one to adharma; restraint is the foundation for purity and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative setup leading to mantra-based purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly here; the episode prepares for teaching about mantra and purity.