Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सानुरागास्ततः सर्वा अनुगच्छंति तं सदा । समालिंगंति ताः काश्चित्काश्च वीक्षंति रागतः

Transliteration

sānurāgāstataḥ sarvā anugacchaṃti taṃ sadā | samāliṃgaṃti tāḥ kāścitkāśca vīkṣaṃti rāgataḥ

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น สตรีทั้งปวงผู้เปี่ยมด้วยความผูกพันก็ติดตามพระองค์อยู่เสมอ; บางนางโอบกอดพระองค์ ส่วนบางนางจ้องมองด้วยแรงปรารถนา

Word by Word

• सानुरागाः: full of affection
• सानुरागाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/सह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (अनुरागः सह यस्याः/यासाम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् सर्वाः

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषणम् (all)

• अनुगच्छन्ति: follow
• अनुगच्छन्ति: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) अनु-उपसर्ग
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• समालिङ्गन्ति: embrace
• समालिङ्गन्ति: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिङ्ग् (धातु) सम्-आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ताः: them / (him) (contextually: him; but form is fem. acc. pl. referring to women)
• ताः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• काश्चित्: some (of them)
• काश्चित्: Karta (Subject - subset)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (some)

• काश्च: and others
• काश्च: Karta (Subject - subset)
• Type: Noun
• Root: का (तद्/किम्-प्रातिपदिक) + च (अव्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘च’ समुच्चयार्थे (and some others)

• वीक्षन्ति: look at, gaze
• वीक्षन्ति: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रागतः: out of passion
• रागतः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: राग (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); हेतुवाचक (because of/from passion)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, ascetic Śiva moving through a forest-āśrama precinct; groups of āśrama-women follow with intense longing—some clasping his arms, others staring fixedly, their ornaments and hair loosened in agitation; sages in the background begin to notice.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Women (nāryaḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked attachment progresses from attention to pursuit; the story warns against desire-driven loss of discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The glorificatory frame is Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, though the immediate action unfolds in Dāruka Vana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description used to ground a dharmic teaching.