Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

एवंविधं तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राजा महाबलः । क्रोधं निगृह्य धर्मात्मा वसुधामिदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā rājā mahābalaḥ | krodhaṃ nigṛhya dharmātmā vasudhāmidamabravīt

Translation

یہ باتیں سن کر وہ نہایت طاقتور بادشاہ، جو دھرم پر قائم تھا، اپنے غضب کو روک کر وسودھا (زمین) سے یوں بولا۔

Word by Word

• evam-vidham: of such a kind
• evam-vidham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evam (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (एवंविधम् = ‘thus-kind’)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• tat-vākyam: that statement
• tat-vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य वाक्यम्)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु); śrutvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: mighty, of great strength
• mahā-balaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलम् यस्य)

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• nigṛhya: having restrained
• nigṛhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√grah (धातु); nigṛhya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled
• dharmātmā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (धर्मः आत्मा यस्य)

• vasudhām: to the Earth (goddess)
• vasudhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Turning point: the mighty king visibly restrains anger—jaw unclenches, weapon lowered—and speaks respectfully to Vasudhā personified as a goddess emerging from the ground or seated on a lotus of earth-tones.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (king)
• Vasudhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler restrains anger before speaking or acting, especially in matters affecting the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting for this instructive dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights inner discipline (self-control) as part of dharma.