Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा दूतोऽपि शक्रस्य तस्य वाक्यं सविस्तरम् । कथयामास शक्रस्य तं भूयः सोऽभ्यभाषत

Transliteration

śrutvā dūto'pi śakrasya tasya vākyaṃ savistaram | kathayāmāsa śakrasya taṃ bhūyaḥ so'bhyabhāṣata

Translation

Après avoir entendu en détail les paroles de Mudgala, le messager d’Indra les rapporta à Śakra ; et Śakra parla de nouveau.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• दूतः: the messenger
• दूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• शक्रस्य: of Indra
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्-विशेषण)

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सविस्तरम्: in detail
• सविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (विस्तरेण सह = in detail)

• कथयामास: reported / narrated
• कथयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative: ‘caused to be told’ → ‘told’)

• शक्रस्य: to Indra (lit. of Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke to / addressed
• अभ्यभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः ‘अभि-’

Speaker

Pulastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (earthly frame, implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine messenger, having heard the sage’s firm reply, returns to Indra’s jeweled court and reports; Indra prepares to respond, signaling escalation.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Devadūta (divine messenger)
• Mudgala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods must acknowledge and respond to the speech and resolve of a dharmic sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Arbuda sacred setting frames the episode; this particular verse focuses on the heavenly court’s response rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing the messenger’s report and Indra’s reply.