Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

वस त्वं भव सुप्रीता स्थाने दुर्वाससोद्भवे । इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशस्तत्र दुर्वाससोंऽतिके

Transliteration

vasa tvaṃ bhava suprītā sthāne durvāsasodbhave | ityevamuktvā deveśastatra durvāsasoṃ'tike

Translation

„Weile hier und sei ganz erfreut, an diesem Ort, der durch Durvāsas entstanden ist.“ So sprechend blieb der Herr der Götter dort, nahe bei Durvāsas.

Word by Word

• वस: dwell / stay
• वस: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भव: become / be
• भव: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्रीता: very pleased
• सुप्रीता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्वाससः: of Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्भवे: at the origin/source
• उद्भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति सूचक (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having said’

• देवेशः: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

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

• दुर्वाससः: of Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्तिके: near
• अन्तिके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deveśa (contextually Īśvara/Śiva in this māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durvāsasodbhava-sthāna (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Durvāsas (directly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord of the gods addresses Durvāsas, blessing the place as Durvāsas-born; the deity remains nearby, radiance filling the sacred ground while devas witness.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Īśvara/Śiva)
• Durvāsas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are empowered through ṛṣi-tapas and divine sanction; abiding there with devotion brings auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Durvāsas-connected spot within Prabhāsakṣetra (the verse frames a locality as ‘Durvāsasodbhava’).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it is a directive of residence/establishment in the sacred location.