Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

इत्येवं कथितश्चन्द्र ब्राह्मणानां गुणार्णवः । कुरुष्वानन्तरं कार्य्यं यद्ब्रवीम्यहमेव ते

Transliteration

ityevaṃ kathitaścandra brāhmaṇānāṃ guṇārṇavaḥ | kuruṣvānantaraṃ kāryyaṃ yadbravīmyahameva te

Translation

Así, oh Candra, ha sido descrito el océano de virtudes de los brāhmaṇas. Ahora cumple la tarea siguiente, tal como yo mismo te la diré.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evaṃ: in this way
• evaṃ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• kathitaḥ: addressed/told (to), spoken
• kathitaḥ: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कथ्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; चन्द्र-विशेषण

• candra: O Moon
• candra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• brāhmaṇānām: of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• guṇārṇavaḥ: ocean of virtues
• guṇārṇavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa-arṇava (प्रातिपदिक; guṇa + arṇava)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुणानाम् अर्णवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuruṣva: do, perform
• kuruṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• anantaram: next, immediately following
• anantaram: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कार्य्यम्-विशेषण

• kāryyam: the act/task to be done
• kāryyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कृ-धातु से, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• bravīmi: I say, I tell
• bravīmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm teaching scene: Śiva (or a divine narrator) addresses Candra respectfully; Candra listens with folded hands. The background suggests Prabhāsa’s sacred coast/temple, indicating that the discourse is embedded in pilgrimage space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After establishing Brāhmaṇa-mahima, the text pivots to practical obedience to divine instruction—dharma must be enacted, not only praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya this Śaiva dialogue is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming instruction is indicated; this verse serves as a transition to the next prescribed act.