Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते वचने देव्या प्रोवाचेदं महेश्वरः

Transliteration

ityukte vacane devyā provācedaṃ maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Quand la Déesse eut parlé ainsi, Maheśvara répondit par ces paroles.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac/√brū (वच्/ब्रू) → उक्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• वचने: in the speech; in the words
• वचने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-सहचर (in the words/speech)

• देव्या: by the Goddess
• देव्या: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said; spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator introducing Śiva’s reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poised moment: Devī has asked; Śiva prepares to speak, his face calm, the sacred air charged with impending revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred dialogue (saṃvāda) is presented as a vehicle for revealing dharma and the glory of Prabhāsa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), the famed Śaiva sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces Śiva’s forthcoming teaching.