Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

महदाश्चर्यमेवैतत्तव चेतसि वर्त्तते । आदिष्टा तु मया बाला सर्वं ते कथयिष्यति

Transliteration

mahadāścaryamevaitattava cetasi varttate | ādiṣṭā tu mayā bālā sarvaṃ te kathayiṣyati

Translation

„Dies erscheint deinem Herzen als ein großes Wunder. Doch das junge Mädchen ist von mir angewiesen worden — sie wird dir alles berichten.“

Word by Word

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• āścaryam: wonder, marvel
• āścaryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• tava: of you, your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cetasi: in (your) mind
• cetasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• varttate: exists, occurs
• varttate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ādiṣṭā: having been instructed
• ādiṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√diś (धातु) + ādiṣṭa (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive/adversative particle)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bālā: the girl
• bālā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kathayiṣyati: will tell
• kathayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) (denom. kathaya-)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual, within Prabhāsa narrative arc)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sārasvata reassures the king with a calm gesture, indicating the maiden; the king’s face shows astonishment softening into attentive patience; the maiden stands composed, as if prepared to narrate.

Characters & Entities

• Sārasvata
• Bhojarāja
• Bālā (the young woman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

What seems wondrous becomes intelligible when truth is revealed through right instruction and honest narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra is the sacred setting whose greatness frames the unfolding revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the focus is on disclosure of the underlying cause.