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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

एवं तलस्वामिचरित्रमुत्तमं श्रुतं पुरा सिद्धमहर्षिसंघैः । श्रुत्वा प्रभावं तलदेवसन्निधौ प्राप्नोति सर्वं मनसा यदीप्सितम्

Transliteration

evaṃ talasvāmicaritramuttamaṃ śrutaṃ purā siddhamaharṣisaṃghaiḥ | śrutvā prabhāvaṃ taladevasannidhau prāpnoti sarvaṃ manasā yadīpsitam

Translation

Así, este excelso relato de Talasvāmi fue escuchado antaño por asambleas de grandes sabios perfeccionados. Quien oye su poder en la misma presencia de la deidad de Tala obtiene todo lo que su corazón anhela.

Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)
तलस्वामि-चरित्रम्the story/legend of Talasvāmin
तलस्वामि-चरित्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतलस्वामि (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter; nominative/accusative singular)
उत्तमम्excellent
उत्तमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with चरित्रम्)
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगसामर्थ्य (heard)
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: formerly)
सिद्धम्established
सिद्धम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (established/verified)
महर्षि-संघैःby the assemblies of great sages
महर्षि-संघैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (instrumental plural)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive relation/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)
प्रभावम्the power/glory
प्रभावम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)
तलदेव-सन्निधौin the presence of the deity Taladeva
तलदेव-सन्निधौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतलदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (locative singular)
प्राप्नोतिattains
प्राप्नोति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप् (धातु)
Formलट् लकार (present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)
मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental singular)
यत्whatever
यत्:
Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
ईप्सितम्desired
ईप्सितम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (desired)
Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Talasvāmi (Tala-deva-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An assembly of siddha sages seated in a semicircle, listening to the Talasvāmi-caritra; the shrine glows behind a curtain; a devotee in the foreground listens with tears of devotion, a thought-bubble-like motif showing their heart’s wish being fulfilled.

Characters & Entities
T
Talasvāmi
S
Siddha
M
Maharṣi

FAQs

Śravaṇa of a tīrtha’s māhātmya is itself a potent sādhana, especially when done near the deity’s presence.

The sannidhi (presence) of the Tala-deva/Talasvāmi at Prabhāsakṣetra.

Hearing (śravaṇa) the Talasvāmi māhātmya, ideally in the deity’s vicinity, as a means to attain desired ends.

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