Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तान्विलोक्य तथाभूतान्वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । भो ब्रह्मपुत्रा भगवाञ्छ्रीघ्रमाविर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

tānvilokya tathābhūtānvāguvācāśarīriṇī | bho brahmaputrā bhagavāñchrīghramāvirbhaviṣyati

Translation

Als er sie in diesem Zustand erblickte, sprach eine körperlose Stimme: „O Söhne Brahmās, der selige Herr wird bald erscheinen.“

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive), ‘having looked at/seen’

• तथाभूतान्: thus affected/being in that state
• तथाभूतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathā + bhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘तथा-भूत’ = ‘so become/being thus’

• वाक्: a voice
• वाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अशरीरिणी: bodiless
• अशरीरिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śarīrinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध; विशेषण (वाचः)

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bho (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: O sons of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आविर्भविष्यति: will manifest/appear
• आविर्भविष्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āvis + bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘आविर्भू’ = प्रकटो भविष्यति

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī Vāk (bodiless divine voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā kṣetra (ākāśa-vāṇī-sthala, contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rishis look upward as invisible speech descends; the air itself seems to vibrate with sacred syllables, while the radiant chakra still hovers nearby, promising the Lord’s imminent appearance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaputras
• Bhagavān
• Aśarīriṇī Vāk

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Revelation comes to the reverent: divine assurance strengthens faith and prepares devotees for the Lord’s appearance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the implied sacred stage where divine communication and manifestation occur.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, preparation for reception of the Lord—readiness for worship and offering—follows this announcement.