Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

शोभनं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा सर्वा अपि वराङ्गनाः । क्लेदभावं ततो जग्मुर्मुदा दारुवनस्त्रियः

Transliteration

śobhanaṃ puruṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvā api varāṅganāḥ | kledabhāvaṃ tato jagmurmudā dāruvanastriyaḥ

Translation

Nang makita ang marikit na lalaki, ang lahat ng magagandang may hubog na babae—ang mga babae ng Dāruvana—ay napuspos ng masiglang pagkasabik, at sa tuwa’y tila natunaw ang kanilang puso.

Word by Word

• śobhanam: handsome, splendid
• śobhanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• puruṣam: man
• puruṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• varāṅganāḥ: excellent women
• varāṅganāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक; vara + aṅganā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘excellent women’)

• kledabhāvam: a state of moistening/melting (emotional softening)
• kledabhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kleda-bhāva (प्रातिपदिक; kleda + bhāva)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Temporal/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘then/from that’

• jagmuḥ: went/attained
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrumental sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• dāruvanastriyaḥ: the women of Dāruvana
• dāruvanastriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāruvana-strī (प्रातिपदिक; dāruvana + strī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘women of Dāruvana’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dāruvana (narrative-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All the women of the forest, fair-limbed, turn toward a strikingly handsome figure; their posture softens, faces flush with delighted agitation; the forest hermitage becomes a stage of sudden emotional ‘melting’.

Characters & Entities

• Daruvana
• Daruvana women
• Śiva (implied as the ‘handsome man’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse illustrates how sensory attraction can quickly overwhelm self-control, urging vigilance and inner discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daruvana is the named locale; its inclusion in Revā Khaṇḍa supports the Purāṇic mapping of sacred places and exemplary events.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description of emotional disturbance.