Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तथापि घटयामास धाता वंचनकोविदः । विधानमशुभाया मे वियोगविषमव्यथम्

Transliteration

tathāpi ghaṭayāmāsa dhātā vaṃcanakovidaḥ | vidhānamaśubhāyā me viyogaviṣamavyatham

Translation

然而，善于布置迷离转折的造化主宰，竟为我这不幸之人安排了命数：以离别为刃，赐下严酷的痛苦。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-निपात (particle: even/also)

• घटयामास: brought about/arranged
• घटयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घट् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage (to bring about)

• धाता: the Creator/Dispenser (Fate)
• धाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वञ्चनकोविदः: skilled in deception
• वञ्चनकोविदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + कोविद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: वञ्चने कोविदः (skilled in deception)

• विधानम्: arrangement/dispensation
• विधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अशुभायाः: of the unfortunate (woman)
• अशुभायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• वियोगविषमव्यथम्: a bitter pain of separation
• वियोगविषमव्यथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक) + विषम (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: वियोगेन विषमा व्यथा (pain made harsh by separation)

Speaker

Rukmiṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker personifies Fate as an unseen weaver; the devotee sits amid dim lamps, clutching a garment or token, as the sense of ‘vidhāna’ tightens like a net.

Characters & Entities

• Dhātṛ (Ordainer/Fate)
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering is interpreted within dharma as an ordained consequence; devotion seeks meaning and eventual release rather than despair.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Māhātmya context continues, linking personal sorrow to the larger sacred narrative of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription appears in this verse.