Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एतदेव ममाभीष्टं नान्यदस्ति प्रयोजनम् । सर्वेषां च प्रसादेन स्वर्गं गच्छामि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

etadeva mamābhīṣṭaṃ nānyadasti prayojanam | sarveṣāṃ ca prasādena svargaṃ gacchāmi sāṃpratam

Translation

„Dies allein ist mein innigster Wunsch; ein anderes Anliegen habe ich nicht. Durch die Gnade von euch allen gehe ich nun in den Himmel.“

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• abhīṣṭam: desired
• abhīṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √iṣ (इष्) + अभि उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• prayojanam: purpose/need
• prayojanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prasādena: by/through (their) grace
• prasādena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• svargam: to heaven
• svargam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• gacchāmi: I go
• gacchāmi: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• sāṃpratam: now/at present
• sāṃpratam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Maṇikarṇikā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā-tīrtha / Maṇikarṇikā-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka et al. (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maṇikarṇikā, serene and luminous, expresses her sole wish; a subtle upward light suggests impending ascent to heaven; sages’ faces show approval; the liṅga stands as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇikarṇikā
• Munis
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic person values sacred legacy over personal gain, trusting grace for the rest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Maṇikarṇikā-associated tīrtha-liṅga tradition in Arbuda is affirmed as her sole aim.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it emphasizes prasāda (grace) and the intention to sanctify a holy emblem.