Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततस्तीव्ररतिं चक्रे कृत्वा तीव्रनिवर्तनम् । एवं वृद्धत्वमापन्नो जपध्यानपरायणः

Transliteration

tatastīvraratiṃ cakre kṛtvā tīvranivartanam | evaṃ vṛddhatvamāpanno japadhyānaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Thereafter he intensified his resolve, adopting even stricter restraint. Thus, as he grew old, he remained wholly devoted to japa and meditation.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरकालवाचक (thereafter)

• तीव्ररतिम्: intense delight/attachment
• तीव्ररतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीव्ररति (प्रातिपदिक: तीव्र + रति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (तीव्रा रतिः)

• चक्रे: did, made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तीव्रनिवर्तनम्: a severe restraint/withdrawal
• तीव्रनिवर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीव्रनिवर्तन (प्रातिपदिक: तीव्र + निवर्तन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (तीव्रं निवर्तनम्)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• वृद्धत्वम्: old age
• वृद्धत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक: वृद्ध + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having reached, having fallen into
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जपध्यानपरायणः: devoted to japa and meditation
• जपध्यानपरायणः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप + ध्यान + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जपे ध्याने च परायणः/परः)

Speaker

Narrative voice (continuing Īśvara’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged ascetic in Prabhāsa sits in steady posture, rosary in hand, eyes half-closed; the landscape suggests a coastal sacred plain with distant temple silhouettes and wind-bent trees, conveying intensified restraint and inwardness.

Characters & Entities

• Maṃkir

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Perseverance in japa-dhyāna and disciplined restraint, sustained through life’s later stages, is praised as true spiritual steadfastness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the ground where sustained japa and meditation are portrayed as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition), dhyāna (meditation), and intensified restraint/withdrawal as a form of tapas.