Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

प्रद्योतनस्तु गर्भेऽस्मिन्स्वयमेव व्यवस्थितः । तवैषा बुद्धिरभवद्दृष्ट्वेदं वरपंकजम्

Transliteration

pradyotanastu garbhe'sminsvayameva vyavasthitaḥ | tavaiṣā buddhirabhavaddṛṣṭvedaṃ varapaṃkajam

Translation

Pradyotana ist in diesem Schoß aus eigenem Antrieb fest gegründet. Als du diesen vortrefflichen Lotos sahst, erwachte in dir diese Einsicht.

Word by Word

• प्रद्योतनः: Pradyotana
• प्रद्योतनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्योतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेष/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• गर्भे: in the womb/inside
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• व्यवस्थितः: was stationed/established
• व्यवस्थितः: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘situated/established’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: thought, idea
• बुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अभवत्: arose, happened
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वरपङ्कजम्: the excellent lotus
• वरपङ्कजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं पङ्कजम्)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied, continuing counsel to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva / Rājā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous lotus appears as an omen; the king’s mind shifts as if guided by an unseen presence ‘established within’—a subtle depiction of destiny and divine indwelling.

Characters & Entities

• Pradyotana
• paṅkaja (lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A divine sign (the lotus) awakens right discernment; inner insight is portrayed as grace-led recognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, preparing the listener for the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; it sets the narrative ground for subsequent worship and pilgrimage instructions.