Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

ततः सुराः सुरेशानं तं विष्णुममितौजसम् । प्रणम्याहुर्यथायुक्तं शोभनं भवता कृतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ surāḥ sureśānaṃ taṃ viṣṇumamitaujasam | praṇamyāhuryathāyuktaṃ śobhanaṃ bhavatā kṛtam

Translation

Da verneigten sich die Götter vor jenem Viṣṇu von unermesslichem Glanz und sprachen, wie es sich ziemt: „Du hast das Angemessene getan — wahrlich, es ist vortrefflich.“

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereupon/then'

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (plural)

• sureśānam: the lord of the gods
• sureśānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• amita-ojasam: of immeasurable power
• amita-ojasam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थः (amitaṃ ojaḥ yasya)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; 'having bowed'

• āhuḥ: they said
• āhuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• yathā-yuktam: appropriately
• yathā-yuktam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb): 'as is proper/appropriately'

• śobhanam: a good (deed/thing)
• śobhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrumental/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; आदरार्थे 'you'

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate complement/क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done'

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the devas’ praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas bow to Viṣṇu, radiant with immeasurable splendor, and praise him for doing what is fitting and excellent; a tableau of reverence and relief.

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Viṣṇu
• Sureśāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When an action is dhārmically appropriate (yathāyukta), it earns both divine and moral affirmation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This praise occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tied to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a scene of reverence (praṇāma) and acknowledgement.