Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

इति श्लोकं पठित्वा तौ पुनःपुनरभिष्टुतम् । तर्ह्येव च प्रभासाय निःसृतौ स्नातुमुत्तमौ

Transliteration

iti ślokaṃ paṭhitvā tau punaḥpunarabhiṣṭutam | tarhyeva ca prabhāsāya niḥsṛtau snātumuttamau

Translation

Nachdem sie jenen Śloka gelesen hatten, priesen sie ihn immer wieder. Sogleich brachen diese vortrefflichen Männer nach Prabhāsa auf, um dort zu baden.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्लोकम्: the verse
• श्लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पठित्वा: having recited/read
• पठित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• पुनः-पुनः: again and again
• पुनः-पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (repetition adverb)

• अभिष्टुतम्: praised
• अभिष्टुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘प्रशंसितम्/स्तुतम्’

• तर्हि: then
• तर्हि: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तर्हि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/at that time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रभासाय: towards Prabhāsa
• प्रभासाय: Sampradana (Goal/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे—प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान

• निःसृतौ: went out/departed
• निःसृतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः + सृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past active participle in usage; formally PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘निर्गतौ’

• स्नातुम्: to bathe
• स्नातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थक

• उत्तमौ: excellent, noble
• उत्तमौ: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘तौ’ इति विशेष्यस्य

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two brāhmaṇas/sages recite the verse from a manuscript, offer repeated salutations, then rise with staffs and waterpots, turning westward toward the sea-bound Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Ūrjayanta
• Prāleya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred teaching is internalized, it should become lived dharma—here, devotion turns into immediate tīrtha-yātrā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Travel to Prabhāsa and perform snāna (ritual bathing).