Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

प्रयांति तानि सर्वाणि स्वंस्वं स्थानं प्रति प्रभो । अधुनाऽहं परिश्रांता दह्यमाना त्वहर्निशम्

Transliteration

prayāṃti tāni sarvāṇi svaṃsvaṃ sthānaṃ prati prabho | adhunā'haṃ pariśrāṃtā dahyamānā tvaharniśam

Translation

“হে প্রভো, তারা সকলেই নিজ নিজ স্থানে প্রস্থান করছে। আর এখন আমি অতিশয় ক্লান্ত, যেন দিনরাত দগ্ধ হচ্ছি।”

Word by Word

• प्रयान्ति: they go; depart
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘तानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘स्थानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वम्: each (one's) own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (distributive: each his own)

• स्थानम्: place; abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Goal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वपद (preposition) गत्यर्थे

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• परिश्रान्ता: exhausted
• परिश्रान्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+श्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; श्रम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् ‘अहम्’

• दह्यमाना: being burned; tormented
• दह्यमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) + यमान (शानच्/वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive present participle)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अहर्निशम्: day and night; constantly
• अहर्निशम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहन् + निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययीभाव (adverbial compound)

Speaker

Gautamī (Godāvarī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gautamī (as purifier among tīrthas) and the transient sarva-tīrtha-sannidhāna

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poignant closing tableau: distant figures of tīrthas/deities receding toward their realms; Gautamī-devī remains by the riverbank, shoulders lowered, face weary, a subtle fiery aura indicating inner burning; Nārada stands concerned.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amidst sacred presences, suffering can persist; it prompts seeking a dharmic remedy and higher guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is praised; the verse narrates the departure of gathered tīrthas to their respective abodes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is specified; the verse sets up the need for a remedy to inner ‘burning’ (pāpa/duḥkha).