Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

उद्वाहयति शास्त्राणि विबुद्धार्थानि सत्वरम् । विमलं पाञ्चरात्रं च वैष्णवं शैवमेव च

Transliteration

udvāhayati śāstrāṇi vibuddhārthāni satvaram | vimalaṃ pāñcarātraṃ ca vaiṣṇavaṃ śaivameva ca

Translation

Il fait jaillir promptement les śāstras, en en comprenant pleinement le sens : l’enseignement Vimala, la tradition Pāñcarātra, les systèmes vaiṣṇava, et aussi les doctrines śaiva.

Word by Word

• udvāhayati: brings forth/carries out; expounds
• udvāhayati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vah (वह्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāstrāṇi: treatises/scriptures
• śāstrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vibuddha-arthāni: whose meanings are well understood/clear
• vibuddha-arthāni: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vibuddha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (विबुद्धाः अर्थाः येषाम्) विशेषणम् (śāstrāṇi)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• vimalam: pure/spotless
• vimalam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (pāñcarātram)

• pāñcarātram: Pāñcarātra (tradition/text)
• pāñcarātram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāñcarātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava (doctrine/text)
• vaiṣṇavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (śāstra understood)

• śaivam: Śaiva (doctrine/text)
• śaivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (śāstra understood)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye (addressed beloved)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned figure unfurls multiple palm-leaf bundles labeled ‘Pāñcarātra’, ‘Vaiṣṇava’, ‘Śaiva’; luminous script rises like golden syllables, indicating instant grasp of meanings.

Characters & Entities

• Śāstra
• Pāñcarātra
• Vaiṣṇava
• Śaiva
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True learning is depicted as a grace-born clarity: the seeker comprehends diverse traditions without delay.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya attributes multi-śāstra mastery to the tīrtha’s potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it lists the scope of knowledge attained as a phala of the tīrtha-associated practice.