Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 168

Devanagari script

कुरुष्वानुग्रहं दक्ष प्रसन्नेनांतरात्मना । कोपं त्यज महर्षे त्वं ममोपरि दयां कुरु

Transliteration

kuruṣvānugrahaṃ dakṣa prasannenāṃtarātmanā | kopaṃ tyaja maharṣe tvaṃ mamopari dayāṃ kuru

Translation

โอ้ทักษะ โปรดเมตตาเกื้อกูลข้าด้วยจิตภายในอันผ่องใสสงบ; โอ้มหาฤๅษี จงละโทสะ และโปรดกรุณาข้าด้วย

Word by Word

• कुरुष्व: do/show
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (imperative, 2nd person singular, ātmanepada)

• अनुग्रहम्: favor/grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• दक्ष: O Dakṣa
• दक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine vocative singular)

• प्रसन्नेन: with a pleased
• प्रसन्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (instrumental singular; 'with a pleased...')

• अन्तरात्मना: inner self/heart
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (masculine instrumental singular; 'with inner self/mind')

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperative, 2nd person singular)

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine vocative singular)

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

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive singular; 'of me')

• उपरि: upon/towards
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/देशवाचक (indeclinable; postposition/adverb meaning 'upon/over/with regard to')

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperative, 2nd person singular)

Speaker

Soma (deduced from Dakṣa–Soma episode context; this is a plea to Dakṣa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant pleads before Dakṣa: hands folded, eyes lowered; Dakṣa’s sternness softens as inner serenity and compassion are invoked.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes restraint of anger and the healing power of compassion, especially between elders and those who seek refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Prabhāsa narrative frame supports the tīrtha’s sanctity by showing moral purification and reconciliation connected with the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it prescribes ethical discipline—kṣamā (forgiveness) and dayā (compassion).