Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवंविधं समासाद्य तदाश्रमपदं गुरु । कौतुकाद्द्रष्टुमारब्धाः सर्वे देवा मनोरमम्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ samāsādya tadāśramapadaṃ guru | kautukāddraṣṭumārabdhāḥ sarve devā manoramam

Translation

Als sie jene ehrwürdige Einsiedelei erreichten, so wundersam von Gestalt, begannen alle Götter aus freudiger Neugier, diesen bezaubernden Ort zu betrachten.

Word by Word

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• समासाद्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोग (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative as qualifier)

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-place
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + पद (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• गुरु: O venerable one
• गुरु: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; adjective)

• कौतुकात्: out of curiosity
• कौतुकात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive (to see)

• आरब्धाः: having set out/begun
• आरब्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• मनोरमम्: charming/delightful
• मनोरमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All the gods arrive at the venerable hermitage and begin to behold it attentively, moved by curiosity and delight at its beauty and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dadhīci (implied)
• Āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods honor and seek the presence of tapas-filled places, teaching reverence for ṛṣi-heritage and sacred spaces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The āśrama-pada (hermitage-site) of Ṛṣi Dadhīci in the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse depicts devotional visitation and darśana (beholding) of a sanctified place.