Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

व्याघ्रस्य कामरूपस्य दातव्यं जीवितं मया । तेनाहं शपथैर्मुक्ता कारणात्तव पुत्रक

Transliteration

vyāghrasya kāmarūpasya dātavyaṃ jīvitaṃ mayā | tenāhaṃ śapathairmuktā kāraṇāttava putraka

Translation

مجھے اپنی جان اس شیر کے حوالے کرنی ہے جو کوئی بھی روپ دھار سکتا ہے۔ اسی وجہ سے، اے میرے بچے، میں اپنی قسم سے بری ہو جاؤں گی۔

Word by Word

• vyāghrasya: of the tiger
• vyāghrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• kāmarūpasya: of the shape-shifting one
• kāmarūpasya: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (vyāghrasya)

• dātavyam: to be given/must be given
• dātavyam: Kriyā (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘दातव्यम्’ = must be given

• jīvitam: life
• jīvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) / द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (that which is to be given)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tena: therefore/by that
• tena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śapathaiḥ: by oaths
• śapathaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śapatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• muktā: released/freed
• muktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kāraṇāt: because of the reason
• kāraṇāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• putraka: O dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Mother (unnamed)

Characters & Entities

• Vatsa
• Mother
• Vyāghra (shape-shifting tiger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and vow-keeping are treated as binding dharma, even at the cost of one’s own life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Arbudakhaṇḍa (Arbuda/Mount Abu sacred region); this specific verse emphasizes narrative dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse centers on the moral force of śapatha (solemn oath).