Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

एवं तत्कौतुकं दृष्ट्वा देवी वचनमब्रवीत् । किं दृश्यते महादेव हृष्टः कस्मान्महेश्वर

Transliteration

evaṃ tatkautukaṃ dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt | kiṃ dṛśyate mahādeva hṛṣṭaḥ kasmānmaheśvara

Translation

Als die Göttin jenes Wunder sah, sprach sie: „Was ist es, das man sieht, o Mahādeva? Warum freust du dich, o Maheśvara?“

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कौतुकम्: marvel; curiosity
• कौतुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वचनम्: words; speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लट् (Present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् + देवः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कस्मात्: from what cause? why?
• कस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् + ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī) addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, Devī beholds a sudden marvel; she turns toward Mahādeva with questioning gaze, while the sacred landscape hints at unseen yogic presences.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (Mahādeva/Maheśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred dialogue invites inquiry; even divine mysteries are unfolded through respectful questioning and revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya the divine conversation and marvels are situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse initiates further explanation through Devī’s question.