Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

ध्यानस्थां वीक्ष्य तां देवीं कन्दर्पशरपीडितः । ततोऽब्रवीत्स तां वाक्यं विनयेन समन्वितः

Transliteration

dhyānasthāṃ vīkṣya tāṃ devīṃ kandarpaśarapīḍitaḥ | tato'bravītsa tāṃ vākyaṃ vinayena samanvitaḥ

Translation

Thấy Nữ Thần ngồi an trú trong thiền định, bị mũi tên của Kāma làm khổ não, ông liền cất lời với nàng, lời lẽ bề ngoài nhu hòa, thấm đượm sự khiêm cung.

Word by Word

• dhyāna-sthām: situated in meditation
• dhyāna-sthām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—ध्याने स्थिता

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kandarpa-śara-pīḍitaḥ: tormented by Cupid's arrows
• kandarpa-śara-pīḍitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kandarpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śara (प्रातिपदिक) + pīḍita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—कन्दर्पस्य शरैः पीडितः

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then)

• abravīt: said; spoke
• abravīt: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tām: to her; her
• tām: Sampradāna/Karma (Addressee as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vākyam: words; a statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vinayena: with humility
• vinayena: Karaṇa (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• samanvitaḥ: endowed; accompanied
• samanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anu-√i (धातु) / samanvita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) अर्थे ‘युक्तः/समन्वितः’

Speaker

Narrator (purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa → Arbuda-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devī sits in deep dhyāna on a rocky seat beneath sacred trees; a king stands before her, visibly agitated by desire (Kāma’s unseen arrows), yet his hands are folded in feigned humility.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kandarpa (Kāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External politeness can mask inner craving; true dharma requires mastery over desire, especially before the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda, the sacred setting where the Goddess is depicted in meditation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse highlights meditation (dhyāna) as the Goddess’s state.