Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो वायुर्द्रुतं गत्वा स्थितो यत्र महेश्वरः । उच्चैर्जगाद तद्वाक्यं यदुक्तं त्रिदशालयैः

Transliteration

tato vāyurdrutaṃ gatvā sthito yatra maheśvaraḥ | uccairjagāda tadvākyaṃ yaduktaṃ tridaśālayaiḥ

Translation

ثم مضى فايُو مسرعًا إلى الموضع الذي كان فيه ماهيشڤارا قائمًا، وأبلغَه بصوتٍ عالٍ الرسالةَ عينَها التي نطق بها سكان السماء من الآلهة.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse/Sequence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/अनन्तर) — indeclinable “then/from there”

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Manner (Kriya-visheshana)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण) — adverb “quickly”

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय — gerund “having gone”

• स्थितः: stood, remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate/State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle; Masculine nominative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक) — relative adverb “where”

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (of implied ‘is/was’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular; कर्मधारयः (“the great Lord”)

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: Manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीतिवाचक) — adverb “aloud”

• जगाद: he said
• जगाद: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Pronoun used adjectivally; Neuter accusative singular (qualifying वाक्यम्)

• वाक्यम्: statement, message
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter accusative singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Relative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Relative pronoun; Neuter accusative singular (referring to वाक्यम्)

• उक्तम्: said, spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter accusative singular

• त्रिदशालयैः: by the gods (lit. by the divine abodes)
• त्रिदशालयैः: Karana (Agent of saying)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine instrumental plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (“abodes of the gods”); here used for देवगणाः by metonymy/epithet

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāyu rushes to Maheśvara’s presence and loudly repeats the gods’ message verbatim; the scene contrasts speed with solemn proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu
• Maheśvara
• Śiva
• Devas (Tridaśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is maintained through proper communication and humble petition—messengers like Vāyu serve dharma by conveying the devas’ plea to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Arbuda Khaṇḍa (Mount Arbuda/Mt. Abu region) within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, framing the episode in a sacred-geography context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.