Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । प्रसन्नो यदि मे देव वरार्हो यदि चाऽप्यहम् । अत्र स्थाने त्वया स्थेयं यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | prasanno yadi me deva varārho yadi cā'pyaham | atra sthāne tvayā stheyaṃ yāvattiṣṭhati medinī

Translation

দুর্বাসা বললেন— হে দেব, যদি আপনি আমার প্রতি প্রসন্ন হন এবং আমি যদি বর পাওয়ার যোগ্য হই, তবে যতদিন পৃথিবী স্থির থাকে, আপনি এই স্থানেই অধিষ্ঠান করুন।

Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; pra-√sad + na)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of devaḥ implied ‘tvam’)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Conditional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तसूचक conjunction: “if”)

• me: of me/my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

• varārhaḥ: worthy of a boon
• varārhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara-arha (प्रातिपदिक; वर + अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of aham)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Conditional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय conjunction: “and”)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle: “also/even”)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (of implied request)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक adverb: “here”)

• sthāne: in this place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृकरण (agent in passive/gerundive construction)

• stheyam: should remain
• stheyam: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + ya (यत्/तव्यत्; gerundive)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे विधेय कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे: “it should be stayed” = “you should stay”

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Limit marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पर्यन्तवाचक: “as long as/until”)

• tiṣṭhati: stands/remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• medinī: the earth
• medinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durvāsā-Āditya-sthāna at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, humble yet resolute, asks Sūrya to remain at Prabhāsa ‘as long as the earth endures’; the composition emphasizes vow, permanence, and sacred geography.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Sūrya
• Medinī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not wealth but enduring divine presence that sanctifies a place for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Durvāsā seeks to establish Sūrya’s lasting abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, deity-installation and residence (pratiṣṭhā/sānnidhya) are indicated, though no step-by-step rite is detailed.