Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ज्वरमाकारयित्वा तु प्रोवाचेदं महीपतिः । गच्छ लंकाधिपस्थानमाचर त्वं यथोदितम्

Transliteration

jvaramākārayitvā tu provācedaṃ mahīpatiḥ | gaccha laṃkādhipasthānamācara tvaṃ yathoditam

Translation

Darauf ließ der König den Fiebergeist (Jvara) herbeirufen und sprach: „Geh zur Wohnstatt des Herrn von Laṅkā und handle genau, wie es dir aufgetragen wurde.“

Word by Word

• ज्वरम्: fever (personified)
• ज्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आकारयित्वा: having summoned/caused to come
• आकारयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कृ (धातु) → आकारयित्वा (णिजन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक; धातुः—कृ (to do/make) उपसर्गः—आ; णिजन्त ‘to cause to be made/summon’

• तु: then, indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अनन्तरार्थे ‘but/then’

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this (speech/command)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—मही + पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘lord of the earth’)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लंकाधिपस्थानम्: the abode of the lord of Laṅkā
• लंकाधिपस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का + अधिप + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—लङ्कायाः अधिपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + स्थानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘place of the lord of Laṅkā’)

• आचर: carry out, perform
• आचर: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यथोदितम्: as instructed
• यथोदितम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषण ‘as said/according to what was stated’; उदितम् = नपुंसक, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (here adverbial)

Speaker

Ajāpāla (within narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king/ritualist stands by a consecrated altar, invoking Jvara—an anthropomorphic fever-spirit with fiery aura and smoky heat—then points west/south, commanding it to fly to Laṅkā and execute the order.

Characters & Entities

• Ajāpāla
• Jvara
• Laṅkādhīpa (Rāvaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous authority, aligned with sacred power, can restrain arrogance and protect dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, reinforcing the sacred potency associated with Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Summoning (ākāraṇa) of Jvara as part of a kṛtya is indicated, implying a mantra-ritual operation.