Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं स्तुतस्तदा सौरी राज्ञा दशरथेन च । महराजः शनिर्वाक्यं हृष्टरो माऽब्रवीदिदम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ stutastadā saurī rājñā daśarathena ca | maharājaḥ śanirvākyaṃ hṛṣṭaro mā'bravīdidam

Translation

Īśvara sprach: So wurde Saura (Śani) damals vom König Daśaratha gepriesen; der Großkönig Śani, erfreut, sprach diese Worte.

Word by Word

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

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• stutaḥ: praised
• stutaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• saurī: Śani (son of Sūrya)
• saurī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शनिग्रहस्य नाम

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• daśarathena: by Daśaratha
• daśarathena: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• mahārājaḥ: the great king
• mahārājaḥ: Karta (Apposition to śaniḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् राजा)

• śaniḥ: Śani
• śaniḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vākyam: words; a statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mā: not (prohibitive/negative)
• mā: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive/negative particle)

• abravīt: said; spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object—‘this’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A storyteller’s frame: Īśvara as narrator in the background (or as a divine presence), while the foreground shows Śani smiling slightly, pleased, turning toward Daśaratha to speak; the moment is poised, expectant.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Śani
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and devotion can transform fear into grace, even in relation to formidable cosmic powers like Śani.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred geography of the chapter, framing the narrative as part of its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse indicates stuti (hymnic praise) as the devotional act leading to divine response.