Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । स्वर्ग लोकादहं प्राप्तः कुशलं किं ब्रवीमि ते

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | svarga lokādahaṃ prāptaḥ kuśalaṃ kiṃ bravīmi te

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Ich bin aus Svarga-loka gekommen. Welche Kunde des Wohlergehens soll ich dir berichten?“

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वर्ग-लोकात्: from the heavenly world
• स्वर्ग-लोकात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वर्गस्य लोकः (heaven-world)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ब्रवीमि: shall I say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: ब्रू (to say)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; enclitic

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, veena in hand, arrives from Svarga, addressing a listener with a courteous inquiry about well-being; the setting hints at a sacred precinct near the western sea of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Svarga-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sages move freely across realms, linking heavenly events with earthly dharma and sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra remains the narrative setting, highlighted as worthy of visitation even by celestial sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it continues the formal exchange of greetings and inquiry.