Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभावात्पुनः प्राप्तो वियुक्तोऽपि शतक्रतुः । ततस्तस्य वरो दत्तो वनस्य हि तया नृप

Transliteration

tatprabhāvātpunaḥ prāpto viyukto'pi śatakratuḥ | tatastasya varo datto vanasya hi tayā nṛpa

Translation

Durch die Macht jenes heiligen Ortes wurde Śatakratu (Indra), obgleich von seiner Herrschaft getrennt, erneut wiederhergestellt. Dann, o König, verlieh Śacī jenem Wald einen Segen.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ (of that) — समासपूर्वपद

• प्रभावात्: from the power/effect
• प्रभावात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्राप्तः: returned, was obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तः’ = obtained/returned

• वियुक्तः: separated
• वियुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक निपात (particle: even/also)

• शतक्रतुः: Śatakratu (Indra)
• शतक्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (शतं क्रतवो यस्य) बहुव्रीहि; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (from that/then)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दत्तः: was given
• दत्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘दत्तः’ = was given

• वनस्य: of the forest
• वनस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aviyukta Vana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, once displaced, regains his splendor and sovereignty; Śacī stands in the sacred forest offering a boon to the forest itself, while sages witness the kṣetra’s miraculous power.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Śacī
• Aviyukta-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s śakti can reverse misfortune and restore rightful status; gratitude to sacred places is expressed through blessings and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aviyukta-vana, whose inherent power is credited with Indra’s restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces the origin of the forest’s promised boon (vara) and ensuing phalaśruti.