Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वाभरणसंपन्ना परमांबरधारिणी । मामैवमनवद्यांगि त्यजैनमविवेकिनम्

Transliteration

sarvābharaṇasaṃpannā paramāṃbaradhāriṇī | māmaivamanavadyāṃgi tyajainamavivekinam

Translation

เจ้าผู้ประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการทั้งปวง และทรงอาภรณ์อันประณีตยิ่ง—โอ้ผู้มีอวัยวะไร้มลทิน จงเลือกเราแต่ผู้เดียวเถิด และจงละทิ้งชายผู้ขาดปัญญาผู้นี้

Word by Word

• सर्व-आभरण-संपन्ना: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-संपन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः आभरणैः संपन्ना)

• परम-अम्बर-धारिणी: wearing splendid garments
• परम-अम्बर-धारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (परमम् अम्बरं धारयति इति)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus)

• अनवद्य-अङ्गि: O flawless-limbed one
• अनवद्य-अङ्गि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनवद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (अनवद्यानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थः/imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• एनम्: this man (him)
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अविवेकिनम्: undiscerning, foolish
• अविवेकिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविवेकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Aśvinau (one of the two, speaking seductively on behalf of themselves)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: One Aśvin (or both) gestures toward Sukanyā’s ornaments and fine garments, urging her to choose him and abandon Cyavana; Sukanyā remains poised, the tension between glittering luxury and ascetic duty palpable.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvinau
• Sukanyā
• Cyavana (implied as 'him')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse dramatizes adharma as persuasion to break vows; it sets up the superiority of steadfast fidelity and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Cyavana-related Māhātmya narrative is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative proposal (temptation), not a ritual instruction.