Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कीदृशीं तां च गायत्रीं लब्धवान्पद्मसंभवः । यस्तां पत्नीं समुत्सृज्य तस्यामेव मनो दधौ

Transliteration

kīdṛśīṃ tāṃ ca gāyatrīṃ labdhavānpadmasaṃbhavaḥ | yastāṃ patnīṃ samutsṛjya tasyāmeva mano dadhau

Translation

那位莲华所生的梵天所获得的伽耶特丽究竟是何等形貌——他竟舍弃自己的妻子，只将心念专注于她一人？

Word by Word

• kīdṛśīm: of what kind?
• kīdṛśīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्न-विशेषण

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• gāyatrīm: Gāyatrī
• gāyatrīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• labdhavān: obtained
• labdhavān: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु) + ktavatu (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle/क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• padma-saṃbhavaḥ: Padma-sambhava (Brahmā)
• padma-saṃbhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पद्मात् सम्भवः’ (born from the lotus)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• patnīm: wife
• patnīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samutsṛjya: having abandoned
• samutsṛjya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having abandoned)

• tasyām: in her
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dadhau: placed/fixed
• dadhau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrīdevī (continuing her questions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Devī (questioner)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s questioning intensifies: she asks what kind of being Gāyatrī was—so compelling that Brahmā set aside his wife and fixed his mind on her—inviting a reveal of Gāyatrī’s radiant form and qualities.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīdevī
• Gāyatrī
• Brahmā (Padmasaṃbhava)
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the moral tension of desire versus fidelity, setting up a teaching on consequences and restoration through sacred context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative’s resolution and tapas are anchored.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it prepares for the forthcoming explanation.