Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

व्यजायंत खरा गोषु करभाश्चाश्वतरीषु च । शुनीष्वपि बिडालाश्च मूषका नकुलीषु च

Transliteration

vyajāyaṃta kharā goṣu karabhāścāśvatarīṣu ca | śunīṣvapi biḍālāśca mūṣakā nakulīṣu ca

Translation

Lừa sinh ra giữa đàn bò, lạc đà sinh ra giữa bầy la cái; mèo sinh ra ngay cả giữa đàn chó, và chuột sinh ra giữa bầy cầy mangut—sự đảo lộn của tự nhiên hiện ra như những điềm dữ đáng sợ.

Word by Word

• व्यजायन्त: were born/appeared
• व्यजायन्त: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• खराः: donkeys
• खराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गोṣu: among cows
• गोṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• करभाः: camels/young camels
• करभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अश्वतरीषु: among she-mules
• अश्वतरीषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वतरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुनीषु: among female dogs
• शुनीषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• बिडालाः: cats
• बिडालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिडाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूषकाः: mice
• मूषकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नकुलीषु: among female mongooses
• नकुलीषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; likely Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A surreal tableau of inverted births: donkeys among cows, camels among she-mules, cats among dogs, mice among mongooses—villagers recoil, recognizing a terrifying breach of natural order.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When order (ṛta/dharma) declines, disorder manifests outwardly; one should restore dharma through restraint, worship, and holy association.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative frames cosmic and social disorder as a prelude to events of great religious consequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists extraordinary omens.