Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । वरद्वयं ततः प्राप्य हृष्टरोमा स पार्थिवः । रथोपरि धनुर्मुक्त्वा भूत्वा चैव कृतांजलिः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | varadvayaṃ tataḥ prāpya hṛṣṭaromā sa pārthivaḥ | rathopari dhanurmuktvā bhūtvā caiva kṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Īśvara sprach: Nachdem jener König die zwei Segnungen empfangen hatte, stellten sich ihm vor Freude die Haare auf. Er legte den Bogen auf den Wagen und stand mit gefalteten Händen in ehrfürchtiger Verehrung.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वरद्वयम्: two boons
• वरद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Contextual modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• हृष्टरोमा: one whose hairs stood on end (thrilled)
• हृष्टरोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + रोमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रथ: on the chariot
• रथ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपरि: upon; on
• उपरि: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Locative modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—देशवाचक (locative adverb/preposition)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुक्त्वा: having released/let go
• मुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrator ‘Īśvara’ describes the king’s ecstatic joy: hair standing on end; he places his bow on the chariot and stands with folded hands in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and humility after receiving grace are essential; reverence completes the act of receiving a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the narrative setting within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional gesture is implied: setting aside weapons and offering kṛtāñjali (joined palms) before praise or prayer.