Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सा रोमहर्षविवशा त्रपया परीता कोपानुरागकलुषा कृतविप्रलापा । संवर्द्धितद्विगुणशोकभरा च देवी नानारसं बत दृशोर्विषयं प्रपेदे

Transliteration

sā romaharṣavivaśā trapayā parītā kopānurāgakaluṣā kṛtavipralāpā | saṃvarddhitadviguṇaśokabharā ca devī nānārasaṃ bata dṛśorviṣayaṃ prapede

Translation

女神不由得毛发悚然，满怀羞怯；心中又被嗔与爱交杂所扰，言语遂断续紊乱。她的忧伤重担倍增，双眼所见尽是多种情味翻涌的旋流。

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• romaharṣa-vivaśā: overpowered by horripilation
• romaharṣa-vivaśā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: romaharṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vivaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (romaharṣasya vivaśā = overpowered by horripilation)

• trapayā: by shame
• trapayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trapā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• parītā: enveloped/overcome
• parītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√i (इ धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: परीत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• kopa-anurāga-kaluṣā: tainted by anger and passion
• kopa-anurāga-kaluṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + anurāga (प्रातिपदिक) + kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; समाहार-तत्पुरुषः (kopa-anurāgābhyāṃ kaluṣā = tainted by anger and attachment)

• kṛta-vipralāpā: having made lamentations
• kṛta-vipralāpā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ धातु, कृदन्त) + vipralāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (vipralāpān kṛtavatī = having uttered lamentations)

• saṃvarddhita-dviguṇa-śoka-bharā: whose burden of doubled sorrow had increased
• saṃvarddhita-dviguṇa-śoka-bharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃvarddhita (वर्ध् धातु, कृदन्त) + dviguṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (dviguṇa-śoka-bharaḥ saṃvarddhitaḥ yasyāḥ sā)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• nānā-rasam: various sentiments
• nānā-rasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (rasa), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (nānāḥ rasaḥ = various emotions)

• bata: alas/indeed
• bata: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bata (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; exclamation)

• dṛśoḥ: of (her) two eyes
• dṛśoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• viṣayam: object/sphere
• viṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prapede: attained/reached
• prapede: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad (पद् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess trembles with horripilation, eyes brimming with many rasas—shame, anger, love, grief—uttering broken words as sorrow doubles in Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• devī
• Kṛṣṇa (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional encounter can awaken complex emotions; the Purāṇa validates inner turmoil as part of transformation toward refuge in God.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The emotional drama unfolds within Dvārakā-māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā’s sanctity through Kṛṣṇa-centered remembrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is primarily rasa-oriented narrative psychology.