Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

त्वया दत्तवरानेतान्दिव्यान्भोगोपभोगिनः । अवधीर्य तवैश्वर्यं कथं विष्णुर्निहंति च

Transliteration

tvayā dattavarānetāndivyānbhogopabhoginaḥ | avadhīrya tavaiśvaryaṃ kathaṃ viṣṇurnihaṃti ca

Translation

“یہ لوگ تیرے دیے ہوئے ور پا کر دیوی بھوگوں کے عیاش بن گئے ہیں، اور تیری حاکمیت کو حقیر جانتے ہیں—پھر وشنو انہیں کیسے مار سکے گا؟”

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (common pronominal), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• datta: given
• datta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• divyān: divine
• divyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (दिव्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• bhoga-upabhoginaḥ: enjoyers and indulgers (of pleasures)
• bhoga-upabhoginaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (भोग) + upabhogin (उपभोगिन्) (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• avadhīrya: having disregarded / having set aside
• avadhīrya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-√dhṛ (धृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले (prior action)

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

• aiśvaryam: sovereignty/power
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (ऐश्वर्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• katham: how
• katham: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (कथम्)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nihaṃti: kills/slays
• nihaṃti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (audience; internal: Śiva addressed by Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī points to the paradox: Daityas revel in celestial enjoyments from Śiva’s boons and yet slight His sovereignty—how then can Viṣṇu slay them? The scene invites a visual of two divine principles—Śiva’s boon-giving and Viṣṇu’s dharma-protection—harmonized rather than opposed.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons can create the appearance of invincibility, yet dharma-restoring power ultimately prevails by divine ordinance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames discussions on divine power, protection, and the restoration of order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is theological, questioning how divine boons relate to divine retribution.