Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तदखिलं सर्वं दुर्वासाः शांभवी कला । चुकोप स्मयमानश्च भूय एतदभाषत

Transliteration

śrutvā tadakhilaṃ sarvaṃ durvāsāḥ śāṃbhavī kalā | cukopa smayamānaśca bhūya etadabhāṣata

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับเรื่องทั้งสิ้นนั้นแล้ว ทุรวาสา—ผู้เป็นดุจอานุภาพศามภวี—ก็พิโรธขึ้น; แต่ยังแย้มสรวล แล้วกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้อีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to तत्)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to तत्)

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाम्भवी: Śaṃbhavī (of Śambhu/Śiva)
• शाम्भवी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाम्भवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to कला)

• कला: portion/manifestation (a ‘ray’)
• कला: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमा/विशेष्य (appositional epithet for Durvāsā)

• चुकोप: became angry
• चुकोप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्मयमानः: smiling
• स्मयमानः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मि (धातु) → स्मयमान (कृदन्त; शानच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदीय कृदन्त (present participle); विशेषण (to दुर्वासाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (adverb: again/further)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (object of speech)

• अभाषत: he spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, radiant with ascetic fire, listens to an account; his brow tightens in anger while a faint smile plays—an unsettling blend of grace and threat, with Dvārakā’s sacred grove behind.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Śiva (Śambhu/Śāmbhavī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ascetic power (tapas) can manifest as intense wrath; narratives warn of the moral weight of actions and words around holy persons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing Dvārakā Māhātmya setting frames the episode, linking the sage’s reaction to the sanctity and fate of Dvārakā’s locales.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces a narrative turn involving Durvāsā’s speech and likely a curse motif.