Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

सांबसांब महावाहो शृणु गोविन्दनन्दने । स्तोत्रेणानेन तुष्टोऽहं वरं ब्रूहि यदीप्सितम्

Transliteration

sāṃbasāṃba mahāvāho śṛṇu govindanandane | stotreṇānena tuṣṭo'haṃ varaṃ brūhi yadīpsitam

Translation

„Sāmba, Sāmba, o du Mächtigarmiger—höre, o Nachkomme Govindas. Durch diesen Hymnus bin ich erfreut; sprich den Segen aus, den du begehrst.“

Word by Word

• sāmbasāṃba: O Sāmba, O Sāmba
• sāmbasāṃba: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmba (प्रातिपदिक; संज्ञा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-सम्बोधन (repeated address)

• mahāvāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahāvāho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महाबाहु’ (mighty-armed)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• govindanandane: O son of Govinda
• govindanandane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (govindasya nandanaḥ)

• stotreṇa: by (this) hymn
• stotreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (by this)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (satisfied)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• brūhi: tell, speak
• brūhi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yad: which
• yad: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक/यत्-शब्द (relative)

• īpsitam: desired
• īpsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp (धातु) → īpsita (कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘desired’

Speaker

Sūrya (Śrī Bhānu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sāmba

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya (Śrī Bhānu) appears radiant, pleased by Sāmba’s hymn; the deity invites the devotee to ask for a boon in the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Sāmba
• Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stotra) is portrayed as a direct means to divine favor and the granting of boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the implied sacred landscape where the hymn’s efficacy is demonstrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The text highlights stotra-recitation as the effective spiritual act leading to a boon.