Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

गौरीमेवं तथा शप्त्वा सा देवी वरवर्णिनी । उच्चै रुरोद सावित्री भर्तृ यज्ञाद्बहिः स्थिता

Transliteration

gaurīmevaṃ tathā śaptvā sā devī varavarṇinī | uccai ruroda sāvitrī bhartṛ yajñādbahiḥ sthitā

Translation

Nguyền rủa Gaurī như thế xong, nữ thần Sāvitrī, dung sắc tuyệt mỹ, đứng ngoài lễ tế của phu quân và khóc lớn.

Word by Word

• gaurīm: Gaurī
• gaurīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• tathā: so, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (so, likewise)

• śaptvā: having cursed
• śaptvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap शप्
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having cursed)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vara-varṇinī: of excellent complexion
• vara-varṇinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara+varṇinī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (श्रेष्ठा वर्णिनी = of excellent complexion), विशेषण (devī-विशेषण)

• uccaiḥ: loudly
• uccaiḥ: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ruroda: wept
• ruroda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rud रुद्
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhartṛ: of (her) husband
• bhartṛ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (वैदिक/काव्य-प्रयोगे रूपम्); सम्बन्धार्थे

• yajñāt: from the sacrifice (rite)
• yajñāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: outside)

• sthitā: standing, stationed
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण (sāvitrī-विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī, radiant yet distressed, stands outside a blazing sacrificial arena; inside, priests chant; outside, she weeps loudly after cursing Gaurī—her tears contrasting with the fire’s glow.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Savitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites demand right order and respect; exclusion and insult at yajña become seeds of conflict and sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya’s sacred setting; the episode supports the larger sanctity narrative of the kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly references a yajña (sacrifice), but gives no procedural instruction.