Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

गात्रेष्वप्रतिरूपेषु मासिकांतमिवाभवत् । संज्ञा च रविणा दृष्टा निमीलयति लोचने । यतस्ततः सरोषोऽर्कः संज्ञां वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

gātreṣvapratirūpeṣu māsikāṃtamivābhavat | saṃjñā ca raviṇā dṛṣṭā nimīlayati locane | yatastataḥ saroṣo'rkaḥ saṃjñāṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

Ang kanyang mga sangkap ng katawan ay naging wari’y di-wasto ang anyo, na parang maysakit sa dulo ng buwan. At kapag nakita ni Ravi si Saṃjñā, ipinikit niya ang mga mata. Nang makita ito nang paulit-ulit, nagalit si Arka, ang Araw, at nagsalita kay Saṃjñā.

Word by Word

• गात्रेषु: in the limbs
• गात्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• अप्रतिरूपेषु: unseemly, misshapen
• अप्रतिरूपेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रतिरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गात्रेषु)

• मासिकान्तम्: the end of menstruation (monthly period)
• मासिकान्तम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मासिक + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मासिकस्य अन्तः)

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संज्ञा: Saṃjñā (name of the goddess)
• संज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रविणा: by Ravi (the Sun)
• रविणा: Kartr-karana (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• दृष्टा: seen
• दृष्टा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (संज्ञा) विशेषण

• निमीलयति: closes
• निमीलयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + मील् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोचने: (her) two eyes
• लोचने: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• यतः: therefore/whereupon
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (correlative/ablatival adverb: 'from which/therefore')

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'then/from that')

• सरोषः: angry
• सरोषः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अर्कः)

• अर्कः: Arka (the Sun)
• अर्कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संज्ञाम्: to Saṃjñā
• संज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वचनम्: words, speech
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator, as indicated in nearby verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience within the Prabhāsa-māhātmya dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā stands before the blazing Sun; her limbs appear distorted by unbearable radiance. She repeatedly shuts her eyes; the Sun’s face hardens with anger as he prepares to speak a fateful pronouncement.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Ravi/Arka (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse depicts the strain caused by overwhelming tejas and the relational consequences that lead to karmic outcomes (śāpa and progeny).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The story is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, tying cosmic events to the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the immediate cause for Sūrya’s speech (leading to the curse).