Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

कस्तेन सदृशो देवः शंभुना भुवनत्रये । राज्यं नियमिनामेवं यो रुष्टोऽपि प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

kastena sadṛśo devaḥ śaṃbhunā bhuvanatraye | rājyaṃ niyamināmevaṃ yo ruṣṭo'pi prayacchati

Translation

مَن ذا الإلهُ في العوالمِ الثلاثةِ يُضاهِي شَمبهو (Śambhu)؟ حتى إذا سَخِطَ، يَهَبُ السِّيادةَ لِمَن يَضبطُ نفسَهُ ويَلتزمُ النِّظامَ.

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; interrogative pronoun

• तेन: with him / compared to him
• तेन: Karana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• सदृशः: similar
• सदृशः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शंभुना: with Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुना: Karana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि भुवनानि) — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• नियमिनाम्: of the self-controlled (ascetics)
• नियमिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable; manner adverb

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun

• रुष्टः: angry
• रुष्टः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्रुद्धः’ — Past participle used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे/अपि = even/also — Indeclinable; particle

• प्रयच्छति: grants
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, Active, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Sūta (devotional praise within narrative) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śambhu’s field; Somanātha sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional stuti tableau: Śambhu as cosmic lord, serene yet awe-inspiring, with symbols of sovereignty (crown, throne, or royal insignia) offered to disciplined ascetics; the grove-liṅga glows as his immanent form.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is unparalleled; discipline and restraint attract divine favor even amid divine displeasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, framing the site as a field of Śiva’s benevolence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyama (self-restraint/observance) is implied as a spiritual discipline, though no specific vow is listed.