Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच । वेणुवाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा मुनयः शंसितव्रताः । विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयनाः साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन्

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca | veṇuvākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ | vismayotphullanayanāḥ sādhusādhviti cābruvan

Translation

Pulastya dit : «Après avoir entendu les paroles de Veṇu, les sages, aux vœux loués, ouvrirent grand les yeux d’émerveillement et s’écrièrent : “Sādhu ! Sādhu !”»

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya (sage)
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वेणु-वाक्यम्: the words/speech of Venu
• वेणु-वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘thereupon/then’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शंसित-व्रताः: of praised/commended vows
• शंसित-व्रताः: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• विस्मय-उत्फुल्ल-नयनाः: with eyes widened in amazement
• विस्मय-उत्फुल्ल-नयनाः: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्फुल्ल (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambodhana/Exclamation (Exclamatory)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक-निपात (particle of approval)

• साधु: excellent!
• साधु: Sambodhana/Exclamation (Exclamatory)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक-निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyopanyasa (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pulastya

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Veṇu
• Munayaḥ (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tradition honors steadfast devotion; the sages’ acclaim validates pradakṣiṇā as a potent and dharmic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda Khaṇḍa shrine narrative is affirmed through the sages’ wonder, reinforcing the sanctity of the locale and its deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription is added; the verse records the sages’ approval of the previously described pradakṣiṇā-centered devotion.