Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

उवाच च प्रसन्नात्मा भास्करो द्रुपदात्मजाम्

Transliteration

uvāca ca prasannātmā bhāskaro drupadātmajām

Translation

Alors Bhāskara (le Soleil), l’âme apaisée, s’adressa à la fille de Drupada, Draupadī.

Word by Word

• उवाच: said, spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: having a serene mind
• प्रसन्न-आत्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; प्र+√सद् (धातु) + क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भास्करः: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• द्रुपद-आत्मजाम्: Draupadī, daughter of Drupada
• द्रुपद-आत्मजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Skanda’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (dialogue setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sun-god, radiant yet serene, turns toward Draupadī to speak; the scene is poised at the moment before the boon/instruction, with a calm, luminous atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Drupada
• Draupadī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is depicted as responsive and compassionate; the Sun-god addresses the devotee directly within the sacred narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader episode belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa, implying Kāśī’s sanctified context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition identifying the speaker and listener.