Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । जातसंप्रत्यया भार्या तस्य राज्ञो बभूव ह । जगाम परमं स्थानं यत्र कल्याणमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | jātasaṃpratyayā bhāryā tasya rājño babhūva ha | jagāma paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra kalyāṇamuttamam

Translation

Īśvara said: The king’s wife, her conviction now firmly born, indeed attained the supreme abode—where the highest auspiciousness is found.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• जातसंप्रत्यया: having gained faith/conviction
• जातसंप्रत्यया: Visheshana (Qualifier of भार्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (जन् धातु → कृदन्त) + संप्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जातः संप्रत्ययः यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), कथन-निश्चय/स्मरणार्थ (indeed/for emphasis)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme, highest
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Relative adverb), देशवाचक (where)

• कल्याणम्: welfare, auspiciousness
• कल्याणम्: Karta (Subject of implied ‘is’/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: best, highest
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of कल्याणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (with Brahma-tīrtha context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varavarṇinī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates the spiritual culmination: the queen, now steadfast in conviction, is shown ascending toward a luminous, auspicious realm; below, the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa glows softly.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• paramaṃ sthānam

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When faith becomes settled (saṃpratyaya), the seeker becomes fit for the highest good—culminating in attainment of the supreme state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s narrative framework is upheld as a setting where faith is confirmed and spiritual elevation occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription here; it states the spiritual result—attainment of the supreme abode due to firm conviction.