Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तादृग्रूपा वरारोहे यथाऽस्य शुभलोचना । तस्य हेममयं पद्मं शतपत्रं मनोरमम्

Transliteration

tādṛgrūpā varārohe yathā'sya śubhalocanā | tasya hemamayaṃ padmaṃ śatapatraṃ manoramam

Translation

Hỡi người nữ thắt lưng thon đẹp, dung mạo nàng như thế—đôi mắt nàng cát tường. Và ngài có một đóa sen bằng vàng, trăm cánh, mỹ lệ làm say lòng.

Word by Word

• तादृक्-रूपा: of such a form/appearance
• तादृक्-रूपा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (descriptive)

• वर-आरोहे: O fair-hipped one
• वर-आरोहे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन-पदम् (address)

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner adverb)

• अस्य: of him/this (person)
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुभ-लोचना: having auspicious eyes
• शुभ-लोचना: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हेम-मयम्: made of gold
• हेम-मयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (made of)

• पद्मम्: lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शत-पत्रम्: hundred-petalled
• शत-पत्रम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (numerical compound)

• मनोरमम्: charming, delightful
• मनोरमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced); addressing a listener with 'varārohe' (likely a goddess/queen in the narrative frame, not explicit here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen is praised as beautiful and auspicious-eyed; the king possesses a wondrous golden lotus with a hundred petals—an object of marvel, likely significant for the story’s unfolding.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly splendor is depicted as a backdrop that ultimately turns toward sacred travel and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the destination context for the story; the verse itself highlights royal attributes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces symbolic/royal possessions preceding the devotional acts.