Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

किं ते फलं सुरश्रेष्ठ जगद्व्यामोहने कृते

Transliteration

kiṃ te phalaṃ suraśreṣṭha jagadvyāmohane kṛte

Translation

Oh excelso entre los dioses, ¿qué provecho hay para ti en causar el extravío del mundo?

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (your) / वैकल्पिके चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• सुरश्रेष्ठ: O best of gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (among gods, the best)

• जगद्व्यामोहने: in/with regard to deluding the world
• जगद्व्यामोहने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-व्यामोहन (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + व्यामोहन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the world + delusion)

• कृते: when done/after doing
• कृते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; लोके 'कृते' = 'when done/after being done'

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī asks Śiva directly: what gain is there for you in deluding the world? The moment is charged with philosophical wonder—an intimate, pointed question to the ‘best of gods’.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It raises the dharmic question of divine purpose behind delusion, preparing for a deeper teaching on liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The question occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narration, where insight is paired with tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an inquiry prompting doctrinal clarification.