Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एतन्मे संशयं सर्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

etanme saṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi

Translation

Tu dois m’expliquer, comme il convient et en entier, la totalité de ce doute qui est le mien.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire/all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘वृत्तान्तम्/विषयम्’ or the whole matter)

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly/accurately)

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → वक्तुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय, infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to speak/tell’

• अर्हसि: you are able/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (the Goddess as interlocutor) respectfully requests the Lord to resolve a doubt fully; a calm, didactic setting before the sacred narrative begins.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent inquiry is treated as a legitimate path to understanding tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the discussion centers on Prabhāsa-pañcaka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for authoritative clarification.