Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स्कन्द उवाच । भगवन्सर्वलोकानां दुःखसंसारभेषजम् । कथयस्व प्रसादेन सुखोपायं विमुक्तये

Transliteration

skanda uvāca | bhagavansarvalokānāṃ duḥkhasaṃsārabheṣajam | kathayasva prasādena sukhopāyaṃ vimuktaye

Translation

Skanda sprach: O Herr, verkünde aus Gnade das Heilmittel gegen das Leid des Saṃsāra für alle Wesen—den leichten Weg, der zur Befreiung führt.

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दुःखसंसारभेषजम्: remedy for the painful cycle of rebirth
• दुःखसंसारभेषजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + संसार + भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कथयस्व: tell (please)
• कथयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; कथयति)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रसादेन: by (your) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सुखोपायम्: means to happiness
• सुखोपायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विमुक्तये: for liberation
• विमुक्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān Mahādeva (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda speaks earnestly to Śiva, palms joined, face showing compassionate concern for beings trapped in saṃsāra; Śiva listens with tranquil, gracious gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is sought not only through effort but through divine grace revealing a practical, accessible means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request occurs within Dvārakā Māhātmya, part of the Skanda Purāṇa’s sacred-travel theology.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; Skanda requests an ‘easy means’ (sukhopāya) for mokṣa.