Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कस्य सा दुहिता देव किमर्थं च विवाहिता । एतन्मे कौतुकं सर्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

kasya sā duhitā deva kimarthaṃ ca vivāhitā | etanme kautukaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi

Translation

O Herr, wessen Tochter war sie, und zu welchem Zweck wurde sie vermählt? All dies ist meine Neugier—würdige dich, es der Wahrheit gemäß und ordentlich zu berichten.

Word by Word

• kasya: of whom?
• kasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; प्रश्न-सर्वनाम

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• duhitā: daughter
• duhitā: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duhitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• kimartham: for what reason?
• kimartham: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim-artha (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• vivāhitā: was married
• vivāhitā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-vah (धातु) + ita (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अत्र द्वितीया (object)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kautukam: curiosity
• kautukam: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate: ‘is curiosity’)

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yathāvat: properly
• yathāvat: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (properly, in due manner)

• vaktum: to tell
• vaktum: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + tumun (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थक (to speak)

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrīdevī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (to be narrator next)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess respectfully questions Īśvara, initiating a sacred narrative; intimate dialogue setting, calm yet expectant.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīdevī
• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right understanding is sought through orderly narration (yathāvat), underscoring that dharma is clarified by truthful, contextual teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the broader frame of the adhyāya, though not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is an invitation to authoritative exposition.