Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तत्र संक्षोभमापन्नं सागरा अपि चुक्षुभुः । गृहकृत्यानि संत्यज्य सर्वे विस्मयमा गताः

Transliteration

tatra saṃkṣobhamāpannaṃ sāgarā api cukṣubhuḥ | gṛhakṛtyāni saṃtyajya sarve vismayamā gatāḥ

Translation

Là s’éleva un grand tumulte : même les océans furent agités comme brassés. Délaissant leurs tâches domestiques, tous accoururent, saisis d’émerveillement.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• संक्षोभम्: agitation, upheaval
• संक्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्नम्: having reached, having fallen into
• आपन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√पद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणम् (संक्षोभम्)

• सागराः: oceans
• सागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि-कारक) — indeclinable particle ‘also/even’

• चुक्षुभुः: were agitated, churned
• चुक्षुभुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• गृहकृत्यानि: household duties
• गृहकृत्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गृहस्य कृत्यानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• संत्यज्य: having abandoned
• संत्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + √त्यज् (धातु) → संत्यज्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (पूर्वकाल क्रिया) — gerund/absolutive ‘having abandoned’

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आ: towards, into
• आ: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गार्थक/गत्यर्थक) — indeclinable ‘towards/into’ used with गताः

• गताः: went, came (to)
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — past participle used predicatively; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (as narrative source of disturbance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages / embedded royal listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Oceans heave with churning waves; people leave homes mid-task, looking skyward; animals and trees appear unsettled; the atmosphere is charged with astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Oceans (Sāgaras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas portray the cosmos as morally sensitive: distorted spiritual pride can manifest as disturbance in the world-order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The disturbance is localized to the sacred ‘there’—the Arbuda region connected with Sarasvatī in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the scale of the marvel and its impact.