Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । ततः प्रभां पुनर्लेभे रात्रिनाथो वरानने

Transliteration

evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstatraivāṃtaradhīyata | tataḥ prabhāṃ punarlebhe rātrinātho varānane

Translation

Nachdem der erhabene Herr so gesprochen hatte, verschwand er sogleich an eben diesem Ort. Darauf gewann der Herr der Nacht—der Mond—seinen Glanz zurück, o Schönangesichtige.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: “thus”)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having said)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis: indeed/just)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (अन्तर्धा—अन्तर्धीयते)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरकालवाचक (then/thereupon)

• प्रभाम्: radiance, light
• प्रभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• लेभे: obtained, regained
• लेभे: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रात्रिनाथः: lord of the night (the Moon)
• रात्रिनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rātryāḥ nāthaḥ)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरम् आननम् यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā (addressed as ‘O fair-faced one’ in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After issuing commands, the Lord dissolves from sight at the very spot; the Moon, previously dim, brightens in the sky, bathing the coastal shrine and ocean in renewed silver light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhagavān)
• Candra (Soma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace restores what is diminished; sincere turning to Śiva leads to renewal and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Soma’s lost brilliance is regained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it reports the fruit (radiance restored) resulting from the divine instruction and forthcoming rites.