Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

रक्तवासोभिराच्छन्नं द्विभुजं तिग्मतेजसम् । तं दृष्ट्वा सारथिं प्राह पद्ममेतत्समाहर

Transliteration

raktavāsobhirācchannaṃ dvibhujaṃ tigmatejasam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā sārathiṃ prāha padmametatsamāhara

Translation

In rote Gewänder gehüllt, zweiarbig und von schneidender Strahlkraft lodernd; als der König ihn sah, sprach er zu seinem Wagenlenker: „Bring diesen Lotos herbei.“

Word by Word

• रक्तवासोभिः: with red garments
• रक्तवासोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्तवासस् (प्रातिपदिक: रक्त + वासस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• आच्छन्नम्: covered
• आच्छन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आच्छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ-√छद् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; पुरुषसत्तमम् इति विशेषणम्

• द्विभुजम्: two-armed
• द्विभुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विभुज (प्रातिपदिक: द्वि + भुज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तिग्मतेजसम्: of sharp/brilliant splendor
• तिग्मतेजसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिग्मतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक: तिग्म + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान/कर्म (addressed object)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्मम्: the lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; आज्ञायाः कर्म

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन; पद्मम् इति विशेषणम्

• समाहर: bring/collect
• समाहर: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa lake/kuṇḍa (episode-site)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-listener (unnamed here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The thumb-sized radiant being is now clearly seen: two-armed, wrapped in red garments, blazing with sharp tejas. On the shore, a king points toward the lotus and orders his charioteer to fetch it.

Characters & Entities

• Nanda (king)
• sārathi (charioteer)
• padma (lotus)
• puruṣa-sattama (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred vision is not an object for possession; treating holy manifestations as trophies becomes a breach of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode occurs at the divine lake (Mānasasaras context) within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; instead, the verse depicts an impulsive command that triggers consequences.