Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122
Devanagari script
ततः सुराः सुरेशानं तं विष्णुममितौजसम् । प्रणम्याहुर्यथायुक्तं शोभनं भवता कृतम्
Transliteration
tataḥ surāḥ sureśānaṃ taṃ viṣṇumamitaujasam | praṇamyāhuryathāyuktaṃ śobhanaṃ bhavatā kṛtam
Translation
তখন দেবগণ অমিত তেজস্বী সেই বিষ্ণু, সুরেশকে প্রণাম করে বলল—‘আপনি যা করেছেন তা যথাযথ; অত্যন্ত শোভন।’
Word by Word
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereupon/then'
surāḥthe gods
surāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (plural)
sureśānamthe lord of the gods
sureśānam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsureśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)
viṣṇumViṣṇu
viṣṇum:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)
amita-ojasamof immeasurable power
amita-ojasam:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootamita (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थः (amitaṃ ojaḥ yasya)
praṇamyahaving bowed
praṇamya:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√nam (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; 'having bowed'
āhuḥthey said
āhuḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ah (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
yathā-yuktamappropriately
yathā-yuktam:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb): 'as is proper/appropriately'
śobhanama good (deed/thing)
śobhanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण
bhavatāby you
bhavatā:
Karana/Karta (Agent-instrumental/करण-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; आदरार्थे 'you'
kṛtamdone
kṛtam:
Kriya (Predicate complement/क्रियापूरक)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done'
Speaker
Narrator (reporting the devas’ praise)
Characters & Entities
S
Suras (Devas)V
ViṣṇuS
SureśānaFAQs
When an action is dhārmically appropriate (yathāyukta), it earns both divine and moral affirmation.
This praise occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tied to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.
None; it is a scene of reverence (praṇāma) and acknowledgement.