Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं ममाचक्ष्व संक्षेपान्नातिविस्तरात्

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ mamācakṣva saṃkṣepānnātivistarāt

Translation

Berichte mir dies alles kurz, ohne allzu weite Ausführung.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• मम: to me; for me
• मम: Sampradāna/Sambandha (to me/of me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आचक्ष्व: tell; explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• संक्षेपात्: briefly
• संक्षेपात्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); प्रकारवाचक (in brief)

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अतिविस्तरात्: from excessive detail; at too great length
• अतिविस्तरात्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावसमास—‘अतिविस्तर’ = excessive detail

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata / Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī gestures politely, requesting a brief account; Śiva poised to speak, with a calm, didactic posture; the setting remains a sacred Prabhāsa landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A seeker asks for dharmic teaching in a clear, concentrated form—truth should be graspable and practicable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context, setting up the later praise of Unnata/Mahodaya in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a request for a concise exposition.