Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः कालांतरेतीते सोमेन प्रार्थितो विभुः । क्षयरोगविमुक्तेन सम्यक्छ्रद्धान्वितेन वै

Transliteration

tataḥ kālāṃtaretīte somena prārthito vibhuḥ | kṣayarogavimuktena samyakchraddhānvitena vai

Translation

Nach einiger Zeit wurde der Herr von Soma angefleht, der nun von der zehrenden Krankheit befreit und mit wahrer Glaubenskraft erfüllt war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कालान्तरे: after some time; in the interval of time
• कालान्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालान्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन (singular)

• अतीते: when (it) had passed
• अतीते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन (singular) (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute with ‘कालान्तरे’)

• सोमेन: by Soma (the Moon-god)
• सोमेन: Kartr/Hetu (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रार्थितः: was entreated; was requested
• प्रार्थितः: Kriya (Passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ्/अर्थय् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• विभुः: the Lord; the all-pervading one
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• क्षयरोगविमुक्तेन: by one freed from consumption-disease
• क्षयरोगविमुक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय-रोग- + विमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• सम्यक्: properly; duly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• श्रद्धान्वितेन: by one endowed with faith
• श्रद्धान्वितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा- + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somanātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā (addressed in the surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, radiant yet chastened, stands with folded hands before the Lord, the pallor of disease gone; the atmosphere is one of relief, gratitude, and renewed devotion in the Prabhāsa sacred field.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Vibhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) joined with humility leads one to divine grace and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Somanātha and Soma’s purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on prayerful approach after receiving healing.