Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

एवमन्यैः सुमधुरैर्वाक्यैर्धर्मार्थसंहितैः । तुतोष सूर्यतनयः सावित्रीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evamanyaiḥ sumadhurairvākyairdharmārthasaṃhitaiḥ | tutoṣa sūryatanayaḥ sāvitrīṃ vākyamabravīt

Translation

So wurde der Sohn der Sonne (Yama) durch viele weitere, überaus süße Worte, erfüllt von Dharma und rechtem Sinn, erfreut und sprach zu Sāvitrī.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वाक्यैः’)

• सुमधुरैः: very sweet
• सुमधुरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + मधुर (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्गपूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वाक्यैः’)

• वाक्यैः: with words; statements
• वाक्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धर्मार्थसंहितैः: connected with dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थसंहितैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + अर्थ + संहित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वाक्यैः’); ‘धर्मार्थयोः संहित’ (connected with dharma and artha)

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सूर्यतनयः: the son of the Sun (Yama)
• सूर्यतनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + तनय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य तनयः)

• सावित्रीम्: Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words; speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said; spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (assembled ṛṣis/śaunaka-group in frame, contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a sacred grove near Prabhāsa, Sāvitrī addresses Yama with composed humility; Yama’s stern radiance softens as he listens to dharmic, sweet speech.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Yama (son of the Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma spoken with clarity and sweetness can soften even the Lord of Justice and yield grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the māhātmya context framing this well-known dharmic episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it transitions from Sāvitrī’s discourse to Yama granting boons.