Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एतद्विस्तरतो ब्रूहि कारणं च जगत्पते । सर्वभूतहितार्थाय ममानुग्रहकाम्यया

Transliteration

etadvistarato brūhi kāraṇaṃ ca jagatpate | sarvabhūtahitārthāya mamānugrahakāmyayā

Translation

Explain this to me in full detail, O Lord of the world, and also its cause—so that it may bring welfare to all beings, and out of your wish to bestow grace upon me.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail; elaborately
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb in -tas), क्रियाविशेषण

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• कारणम्: the reason
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वभूतहितार्थाय: for the welfare-purpose of all beings
• सर्वभूतहितार्थाय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुग्रहकाम्यया: with the desire for (your) favor; seeking grace
• अनुग्रहकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (as motive)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagatpati (the Lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī requests a detailed explanation and its cause, explicitly for the welfare of all beings; the Lord’s posture suggests readiness to bestow grace and instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Jagatpati (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual inquiry seeks the welfare of all beings; divine teaching is requested not for ego but for universal benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra remains the narrative setting; the instruction supports its māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied sādhana is seeking detailed upadeśa (instruction) for lokahita (public good).