Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

गत्वा तु सत्वरं सांबः प्रणाममकरोत्पितुः । निर्द्दिष्टमासनं भेजे यथाभावेन विष्णुना

Transliteration

gatvā tu satvaraṃ sāṃbaḥ praṇāmamakarotpituḥ | nirddiṣṭamāsanaṃ bheje yathābhāvena viṣṇunā

Translation

Alors Sāmba s’y rendit en hâte et se prosterna devant son père. Il prit place sur le siège que Viṣṇu lui désigna, selon la bienséance requise.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: गम्; अर्थे: पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having gone)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (but/indeed)

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative), शीघ्रार्थे (quickly)

• सांबः: Sāmba
• सांबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रणामम्: salutation/bow
• प्रणामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अकरोत्: made/did
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निर्दिष्टम्: indicated/assigned
• निर्दिष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘निर्दिष्ट’ = indicated/assigned

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भेजे: took/occupied
• भेजे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यथाभावेन: according to propriety/as appropriate
• यथाभावेन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (yathā-bhāva = according to the proper manner/state); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karta (Agent in passive sense / by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Not specified in provided excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba enters swiftly, bows deeply to his father, then sits on the seat indicated by Viṣṇu; the assembly is orderly, with a palpable sacred authority guiding movement.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Viṣṇu
• father (pituḥ, contextually Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and proper etiquette—bowing to elders and following rightful instruction—are presented as dharma even within royal-divine settings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting frames the narrative, implying the sanctity of assemblies held in its environs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it highlights behavioral dharma (praṇāma, respectful seating).