Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

स एष हास्यभावेन प्रोक्तो मित्रैः परावसुः

Transliteration

sa eṣa hāsyabhāvena prokto mitraiḥ parāvasuḥ

Translation

A este Parāvasu lo mencionaron sus amigos en un ánimo de broma.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• हास्यभावेन: with a joking mood; in jest
• हास्यभावेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य-भाव (प्रातिपदिक; हास्य + भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हास्यस्य भावः)

• प्रोक्तः: was spoken/said
• प्रोक्तः: Karma (कर्म/Object) / Predicative to subject
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘spoken/said’

• मित्रैः: by (his) friends
• मित्रैः: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/Agent of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• परावसुः: Parāvasu
• परावसुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नाम (proper noun)

Speaker

Narrative voice (clarifying context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of companions laughing and speaking teasingly about Parāvasu in a courtly or village setting; gestures of mockery, half-smiles, and a central figure being named.

Characters & Entities

• Parāvasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Context matters: even joking references can have implications in dharma discussions and must be interpreted carefully.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly in this verse; it is a narrative clarification within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it explains that the prior mention occurred in a joking tone.