Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

शीर्णश्चैवासिपत्रेण अस्याभरणभूषितः । सुखासन समारूढः सुकृती यात्यसौ सुखम्

Transliteration

śīrṇaścaivāsipatreṇa asyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ | sukhāsana samārūḍhaḥ sukṛtī yātyasau sukham

Translation

« Bien qu'abattu par la lame de l'épée, il est paré d'ornements ; assis sur un siège confortable, cet homme méritant s'en va vers le bonheur. »

Word by Word

• śīrṇaḥ: torn to pieces
• śīrṇaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śṝ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘torn/decayed’ (context: cut to pieces)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• asipatreṇa: with sword-like blades/leaves
• asipatreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (असेः पत्रम् = sword-leaf; ‘sword-blade/knife-like leaf’)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• ābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ: adorned with ornaments
• ābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhūṣ + kta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (आभरणैः भूषितः)

• sukhāsanam: a comfortable seat
• sukhāsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; कर्मधारय (सुखं āsanam)

• samārūḍhaḥ: seated upon
• samārūḍhaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-ruh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having mounted/seated’

• sukṛtī: a meritorious person
• sukṛtī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukṛtin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular

• yāti: attains/goes
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘goes/attains’

• asau: that person/he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular pronoun

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

Speaker

Festival announcers/performers (deduced; contrasting righteous reward against sinful punishment)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking contrast tableau: a man seemingly ‘cut by a sword’ yet appearing ornamented, serene, and seated on a comfortable conveyance/throne-like seat, moving toward a luminous path—suggesting merit’s protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• sukṛtī (meritorious person)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puṇya leads to honor and well-being; the festival teaches that righteous conduct culminates in ‘sukha’ (auspicious happiness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where teachings on puṇya-phala are woven into sacred celebration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A staged display that honors the sukṛtī (virtuous person), complementing the depictions of punishment for vice.