Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सौदास उवाच । गच्छ त्वं मन्दिरे दुर्गे यत्राऽस्ते दयिता मम । तां त्वमासाद्य यत्नेन जीवितव्यभयाद्द्विज

Transliteration

saudāsa uvāca | gaccha tvaṃ mandire durge yatrā'ste dayitā mama | tāṃ tvamāsādya yatnena jīvitavyabhayāddvija

Translation

เสาทาสะกล่าวว่า “จงไปยังปราสาทอันมั่นคงดุจป้อมปราการ ที่ซึ่งนางผู้เป็นที่รักของเราพำนักอยู่ โอ้พราหมณ์ จงเข้าถึงนางด้วยความระมัดระวัง ด้วยเกรงภัยแก่ชีวิตของเจ้า”

Word by Word

• सौदासः: Saudāsa
• सौदासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्दिरे: in the palace/temple
• मन्दिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• दुर्गे: in the fort
• दुर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• आस्ते: is seated/dwells
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दयिता: beloved (woman)
• दयिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having approached/attained’

• यत्नेन: with effort
• यत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• जीवितव्यभयात्: from fear of having to preserve life / fear for life
• जीवितव्यभयात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवितव्य-भय (प्रातिपदिक; जीवितव्य = √जीव् + तव्यत्, भय = प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (भय), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जीवितव्यस्य भयम्)

• द्विज: O brāhmaṇa
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Saudāsa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saudāsa relents and directs Uttaṅka to the fortified palace where the beloved queen resides, warning him to proceed carefully for fear of death.

Characters & Entities

• Saudāsa
• Dayitā (beloved queen)
• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid danger, dharma proceeds through careful, purposeful action; prudence supports righteous duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly praised in this verse; it advances the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is practical—approach the queen carefully.