Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

एवं संचिन्तयेद्यावन्मनसा तन्म हाद्भुतम् । तावन्मंगलशब्देन प्रतिबुद्धः कृतस्मरः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃcintayedyāvanmanasā tanma hādbhutam | tāvanmaṃgalaśabdena pratibuddhaḥ kṛtasmaraḥ

Translation

While she was thus reflecting in her mind on that most wondrous matter, at that very moment she was awakened by an auspicious cry; and, coming to herself, she regained full awareness.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = adverb 'thus'

• saṃcintayet: (she) would think/ponder
• saṃcintayet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√cint (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (contextually narrative/possibility)

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधिवाचक) = 'as long as, until'

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (adbhutam)

• mahā-adbhutam: great wonder
• mahā-adbhutam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महद् अद्भुतम्' (a great wonder)

• tāvat: just then
• tāvat: Adhikarana (Temporal correlate)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय/संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तावदर्थे) = 'then/just then; to that extent'

• maṅgala-śabdena: by an auspicious sound
• maṅgala-śabdena: Karana (Instrument/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मङ्गलस्य शब्दः' (auspicious sound)

• pratibuddhaḥ: awakened
• pratibuddhaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-√budh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (of implied male subject)

• kṛta-smaraḥ: one who regained remembrance
• kṛta-smaraḥ: Karta (Appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ + क्त) + smara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'कृतः स्मरो यस्य सः' (one whose remembrance has arisen / who has regained memory)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (episode setting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sarasvatī pauses in mid-current, eyes inward in contemplation; then an unseen auspicious cry ripples the air—depicted as golden sound-waves—bringing alertness back to her face.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious sounds and signs are portrayed as divine prompts that awaken awareness and turn the mind toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose māhātmya frames the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes an auspicious omen (maṅgala-śabda).