Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

इदं तु शिरसा बिभ्रत्सर्वलोकस्य सन्निधौ । श्लाघनीयो भविष्यामि तस्मादाहर मा चिरम्

Transliteration

idaṃ tu śirasā bibhratsarvalokasya sannidhau | ślāghanīyo bhaviṣyāmi tasmādāhara mā ciram

Translation

«إن حملتُ هذا على رأسي بحضرةِ العوالم كلّها، صرتُ جديرًا بالثناء. فهاتِه إذن—ولا تُبطئ».

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• शिरसा: with (my) head
• शिरसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), एकवचन; करण

• बिभ्रत्: bearing/carrying
• बिभ्रत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिभ्रत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भृ (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त, कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• सर्वलोकस्य: of all the world
• सर्वलोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोक (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• श्लाघनीयः: praiseworthy
• श्लाघनीयः: Karta (Subject Complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √श्लाघ् (धातु) + अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that reason’)

• आहर: bring
• आहर: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long/long time
• चिरम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Nanda (king) (quoted within Īśvara’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (episode-site kuṇḍa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-listener (unnamed here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, eyes fixed on the lotus, speaks with confident pride: he imagines lifting it onto his head before all beings. The charioteer stands ready, tension building between sacred stillness and human haste.

Characters & Entities

• Nanda (king)
• sarva-loka (all worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeking public praise by appropriating what is sacred turns devotion into vanity, inviting karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative frame remains the divine lake episode within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights intent (saṅkalpa) driven by desire for acclaim.