Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तमेवं तोषयाणं तु भक्त्या परमया युतम् । भगवांश्च तमभ्येत्य इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tamevaṃ toṣayāṇaṃ tu bhaktyā paramayā yutam | bhagavāṃśca tamabhyetya idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

Als er ihn so sah, wie er (den Herrn) zu erfreuen suchte, erfüllt von höchster Bhakti, trat der Erhabene zu ihm und sprach diese Worte.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तोषयाणम्: (him) who was pleasing (him)
• तोषयाणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) (णिच्—तोषयति)
• Form: कृदन्त—शानच् (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (तम् इति विशेषण)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन (singular) (भक्त्या इति विशेषण)

• युतम्: endowed (with)
• युतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त-क्त, ‘joined’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular) (तम् इति विशेषण)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + इ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) (ल्यप्), ‘having approached’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As the devotee continues worship with supreme devotion, the Blessed Lord approaches—an unseen presence becoming visible, the air thick with sanctity and awe.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śiva, implied)
• Jaigīṣavya (implied from next verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme devotion draws divine grace—Bhagavān personally comes near and responds to sincere worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where devotion culminates in divine nearness and revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on paramā-bhakti expressed through sustained worship that pleases the deity.