Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सुखासीनं ततो मत्वा विश्रांतं मुनिपुंगवम् । आपृच्छत्कुशलं राजा स सर्वं चान्वमोदयत्

Transliteration

sukhāsīnaṃ tato matvā viśrāṃtaṃ munipuṃgavam | āpṛcchatkuśalaṃ rājā sa sarvaṃ cānvamodayat

Translation

Als der König den erhabenen Muni—einen Stier unter den Weisen—bequem sitzend und wohl ausgeruht sah, erkundigte er sich nach seinem Wohlergehen; und der Weise erwiderte gütig auf alles, was gefragt wurde.

Word by Word

• sukha-āsīnam: seated comfortably
• sukha-āsīnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsīna (कृदन्त; √ās (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘sukhena āsīnaḥ’ (seated comfortably)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/ततः (adverb: then/thereupon)

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: matvā (कृदन्त; √man (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having considered/knowing’

• viśrāntam: rested
• viśrāntam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśrānta (कृदन्त; vi-√śram (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• muni-puṅgavam: the foremost of sages
• muni-puṅgavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘munīnāṃ puṅgavaḥ’ (bull among sages)

• āpṛcchat: asked
• āpṛcchat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√prach (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he (the sage)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• anvamodayat: replied/assented, responded favorably
• anvamodayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√mud (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; framed later by Sūta in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage sits comfortably on a simple seat, calm and rested; the king stands or sits slightly lower, asking after his welfare; the atmosphere is quiet, with attendants withdrawn.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sage)
• rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with humility: a ruler honors saintly persons, inquires after their well-being, and receives guidance through respectful approach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), whose greatness is being narrated in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse highlights etiquette toward sages as a foundational dharmic practice.