Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तत्क्षणात्पुष्टिमगमत्कांत्या परमया युतः । धातुषु क्षीयमाणेषु पुष्टो हि सुधया हि सः

Transliteration

tatkṣaṇātpuṣṭimagamatkāṃtyā paramayā yutaḥ | dhātuṣu kṣīyamāṇeṣu puṣṭo hi sudhayā hi saḥ

Translation

In eben diesem Augenblick erlangte er Kraft, erfüllt von höchster Ausstrahlung. Obwohl seine leiblichen Elemente schwanden, wurde er wahrhaft durch den Nektar genährt.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषणरूपेण

• क्षणात्: from the moment
• क्षणात्: Apādāna (Ablative/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• पुष्टिम्: nourishment, fullness
• पुष्टिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• अगमत्: attained, went to
• अगमत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• कान्त्या: by radiance, by splendor
• कान्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• परमया: supreme, highest
• परमया: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular) — ‘कान्त्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज्/युज्-सम्बन्धे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) — भूतकृदन्त/कृतप्रत्ययान्त, ‘युक्त/समन्वित’

• धातुषु: in the elements/constituents
• धातुषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative, Plural)

• क्षीयमाणेषु: while (they were) diminishing
• क्षीयमाणेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √क्षि (क्षये) )
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative, Plural) — वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), ‘क्षीयन्ते’

• पुष्टः: nourished, strengthened
• पुष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पुष् (पोषणे))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) — भूतकृदन्त, ‘पोषित/समृद्ध’

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle) — अवधान/हेतु/निश्चयार्थ

• सुधया: by nectar
• सुधया: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle) — पुनरुक्त-निश्चयार्थ

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra jalāśaya (unnamed)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Immediately after drinking, Soma becomes vigorous and supremely radiant; yet the bodily elements are described as wasting—visual paradox: glowing deity with subtle signs of depletion, sustained by nectar.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (implied)
• Sudhā/Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can replenish life even when decline is evident; sacred potency is depicted as sustaining dharma and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s amṛta-connected water source (jalāśaya) implied in the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the emphasis is on the restorative power of sudhā/amṛta in sacred waters.