Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततस्तं प्रणतं दृष्ट्वा धर्मपुत्रः पुरःस्थितम् । आलिलिंग प्रहृष्टात्मा पृष्टवांश्चाप्यनामयम्

Transliteration

tatastaṃ praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmaputraḥ puraḥsthitam | āliliṃga prahṛṣṭātmā pṛṣṭavāṃścāpyanāmayam

Translation

Dann, als er ihn verneigt und vor ihm stehend sah, umarmte Dharmaputra, von Freude im Herzen erfüllt, ihn und erkundigte sich auch nach seinem Wohlergehen.

Word by Word

• tatas: then/thereupon
• tatas: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), काल/अनन्तरार्थक

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• praṇatam: bowed down
• praṇatam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘praṇata’; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; tam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• dharmaputraḥ: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dharmaputraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dharmasya putraḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• puraḥsthitam: standing in front
• puraḥsthitam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय) + sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (puraḥ-sthita = पुरः स्थितः); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; tam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• āliliṃga: embraced
• āliliṃga: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√liṅg (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• prahṛṣṭātmā: whose heart was delighted
• prahṛṣṭātmā: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (yasya ātmā prahṛṣṭaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; dharmaputraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pṛṣṭavān: asked
• pṛṣṭavān: Kriyā (Co-ordinate predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु (Perfect participle active) ‘pṛṣṭavat’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि, ‘asked’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• anāmayam: free from illness; well-being
• anāmayam: Karma (Object of asking: well-being)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; (kaccit) anāmayam इति भावः

Speaker

Narrator (third-person)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual culmination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The purified man bows; Dharmaputra, joyful, steps forward and embraces him. Brothers stand nearby with softened expressions. The river and sacred landscape frame the moment, suggesting that the tīrtha’s grace has ripened into human warmth.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmaputra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification restores harmony—bringing affectionate recognition, dignity, and concern for well-being among the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse reflects the aftermath of cleansing at Prācī Sarasvatī tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it depicts the dhārmic reception of a purified pilgrim.