Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । यमस्तु तेन शापेन भृशं पीडितमानसः । मनुना सह धर्मात्मा पित्रे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | yamastu tena śāpena bhṛśaṃ pīḍitamānasaḥ | manunā saha dharmātmā pitre sarvaṃ nyavedayat

Translation

Īśvara sprach: Yama, durch jenen Fluch im Innersten schwer bedrückt, der Rechtschaffene, berichtete zusammen mit Manu seinem Vater alles, was geschehen war.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• शापेन: by the curse
• शापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पीडितमानसः: whose mind was afflicted
• पीडितमानसः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित-मानस (प्रातिपदिक); पीडित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यमस्य)

• मनुना: with Manu
• मनुना: Sahakari (Accompaniment सहकारि/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (यमस्य)

• पित्रे: to (his) father
• पित्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: reported/informed
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+विद् (धातु) (वेदयति-प्रयोग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, distressed, stands with Manu and approaches his father (the Sun-god/Vivasvān) to report the incident; the mood shifts from confrontation to supplication.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Yama
• Manu
• Sūrya (implied as father in this episode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When harmed by fate or curse, a dhārmic person seeks truthful counsel and acts with humility rather than retaliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya context in which this dharma-episode is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes reporting truthfully to elders/authority as a dhārmic response.