Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तमिन्द्रः प्लावयामास वृष्ट्यौघैर्वरवर्णिनि । न शशाक यदा नेतुं तदा स यतवाक्स्थितः

Transliteration

tamindraḥ plāvayāmāsa vṛṣṭyaughairvaravarṇini | na śaśāka yadā netuṃ tadā sa yatavāksthitaḥ

Translation

Hỡi người có dung sắc tươi đẹp, Indra đã toan nhấn chìm ngài bằng những trận mưa như thác đổ. Nhưng khi không thể khuất phục, Indra đành đứng lặng, lời nói bị kìm lại trong bất lực.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (fire/being)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — masculine, accusative singular

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular

• प्लावयामास: flooded/drenched
• प्लावयामास: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु) caus. प्लावय्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — causative perfect: caused to be flooded/drenched

• वृष्टि-ओघैः: with torrents of rain
• वृष्टि-ओघैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — masculine, instrumental plural

• वर-वर्णिनि: O excellent-complexioned lady
• वर-वर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — feminine, vocative singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• शशाक: was able
• शशाक: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — he was able

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction: when)

• नेतुम्: to carry away/remove
• नेतुम्: Karma (Object of ability/क्रियार्थक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) — to lead/bring away

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular

• यत-वाक्: with restrained speech
• यत-वाक्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; ‘यता वाक् यस्य’ (controlled speech)

• स्थितः: stood/remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — having stood/remained

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra unleashes dense rainclouds and torrential sheets of water upon a blazing ascetic-fire; the rain hisses into steam, yet the fire persists; Indra pauses, lips sealed, posture constrained in reluctant helplessness.

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power cannot always restrain divine tapas; humility and restraint arise when force fails.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), as narrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse focuses on divine action and restraint rather than a rite.