Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ममोत्संगस्थिता देवि किं त्वं सास्राविलेक्षणा । अद्यापि किमपूर्णं ते तत्सर्वं करवाण्यहम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | mamotsaṃgasthitā devi kiṃ tvaṃ sāsrāvilekṣaṇā | adyāpi kimapūrṇaṃ te tatsarvaṃ karavāṇyaham

Translation

Īśvara said: “O Devī, seated upon my lap—why are your eyes filled with tears? Even now, what remains unfulfilled for you? I shall accomplish all of that.”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• utsaṅgasthitā: sitting on (my) lap
• utsaṅgasthitā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त, √sthā, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (उत्सङ्गे स्थितेति); विशेषणम् (देवि इत्यस्य)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• kim: why? / what?
• kim: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sāsrāvilekṣaṇā: with eyes clouded by tears
• sāsrāvilekṣaṇā: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/समासपूर्वपद) + aśru (प्रातिपदिक) + āvila (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (अश्रुभिः आविलानि ईक्षणानि यस्याः सा)

• adyāpi: even now; still
• adyāpi: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययसमूहः (adverb: 'even today/still')

• kim: what?
• kim: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• apūrṇam: incomplete; unfulfilled
• apūrṇam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद (not complete)

• te: of you; for you
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive) / चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी—'of you/for you'

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (tat + sarvam इति संधिः)

• sarvam: all (that)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'everything'

• karavāṇi: I will do; let me do
• karavāṇi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/volitive), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; 'let me do / I shall do'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva sits with Devī upon his lap (utsanga), gently lifting her face as her eyes brim with tears; the moment is private, compassionate, and reassuring.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī/Gaurī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is approachable and compassionate; sincere devotion leads to divine reassurance and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, connecting divine grace with the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse introduces boon-giving (vara-pradāna) as the narrative outcome of stotra and devotion.