Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । शक्तस्त्वं यादवश्रेष्ठ सर्वकर्मस्वसंशयः । प्रतिज्ञातं त्वया पूर्वं वर्षैर्द्वादशभिः प्रियम्

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | śaktastvaṃ yādavaśreṣṭha sarvakarmasvasaṃśayaḥ | pratijñātaṃ tvayā pūrvaṃ varṣairdvādaśabhiḥ priyam

Translation

যুধিষ্ঠির বলিলেন: হে যাদবশ্রেষ্ঠ! তুমি নিঃসন্দেহে সর্বকার্যে সক্ষম। পূর্বে তুমি দ্বাদশ বৎসর পরে প্রিয় বস্তু দানের প্রতিজ্ঞা করিয়াছিলে।

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिर: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (वक्ता)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (वचँ परिभाषणे)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• शक्तः: able/capable
• शक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• यादव-श्रेष्ठ: O best of the Yādavas
• यादव-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यादवानां श्रेष्ठः)

• सर्व-कर्मसु: in all actions
• सर्व-कर्मसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन — Neuter, Locative, Plural; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः (सर्वाणि कर्माणि)

• असंशयः: without doubt
• असंशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण

• प्रतिज्ञातम्: promised
• प्रतिज्ञातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-√ज्ञा (ज्ञा अवबोधने) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — PPP, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: formerly/before)

• वर्षैः: by years (for a period of years)
• वर्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural (कालपरिमाणे)

• द्वादशभिः: by twelve
• द्वादशभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Numeral adjective, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (वर्षैः)

• प्रियम्: a boon/what is dear (favour)
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (प्रतिज्ञातस्य विशेष्य/फलम्)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (sages/assembly); internal: Yudhiṣṭhira → Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira responds with reverent confidence, recalling Kṛṣṇa’s earlier promise tied to a twelve-year period; the mood is steady, truthful, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Yādavaśreṣṭha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee remembers the Lord’s promise and approaches with faith, emphasizing dharma grounded in truthfulness and divine reliability.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting; the request will culminate in establishing ongoing divine presence connected to a local sacred spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse prepares for a boon related to sacred presence and pilgrimage merit.