Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ऋषयस्ते च तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे च त्रिदिवं गताः । अथ तेषु प्रयातेषु शक्रस्तप्तमना ह्यभूत्

Transliteration

ṛṣayaste ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve ca tridivaṃ gatāḥ | atha teṣu prayāteṣu śakrastaptamanā hyabhūt

Translation

Jene ṛṣis sahen es und gingen alle nach Tridiva, in den Himmel; und als sie fort waren, wurde Śakra (Indra) im Herzen bekümmert.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: दृश्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Karma (Goal as object/गत्यर्थकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); धातु: गम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तेषु: when they
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

• प्रयातेषु: having departed
• प्रयातेषु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); धातु: या, उपसर्ग: प्र; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे (locative absolute)

• शक्रः: Indra
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• तप्तमनाः: distressed, with a burning mind
• तप्तमनाः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (तप्तं मनः यस्य)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; धातु: भू

Speaker

Sūta (contextual narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛddha-Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of venerable, aged sages, radiant after beholding a hidden/manifest liṅga, ascend toward the celestial realms; Indra stands apart, troubled, watching their departure.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Tridiva
• Śakra
• Indra
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the self-manifest Liṅga is portrayed as liberating and heaven-leading, surpassing ordinary attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vṛddhaprabhāsa/Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Liṅga appeared and granted exalted fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the fruit of sacred sight (darśana).