Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

नारदः पर्वतश्चैव दुर्वासा उग्रतापसः । शाकल्यो गालवश्चैव जाबालिर्मुद्गलस्तथा

Transliteration

nāradaḥ parvataścaiva durvāsā ugratāpasaḥ | śākalyo gālavaścaiva jābālirmudgalastathā

Translation

Nārada et Parvata s’y tenaient, ainsi que Durvāsā, l’ascète à l’austérité redoutable ; de même Śākalya et Gālava, et aussi Jābāli et Mudgala.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पर्वतः: Parvata (sage)
• पर्वतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

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

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उग्रतापसः: the fierce ascetic
• उग्रतापसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्र-तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (उग्रः तापसः)

• शाकल्यः: Śākalya
• शाकल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

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

• जाबालिः: Jābāli
• जाबालिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाबालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुद्गलः: Mudgala
• मुद्गलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सादृश्यार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle: 'likewise/also')

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada with vīṇā leading devotional song; Parvata beside him; Durvāsā with blazing ascetic aura; other sages attentive; Somnātha shrine and sea behind, incense and lamp-light in the foreground.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Parvata
• Durvāsā
• Śākalya
• Gālava
• Jābāli
• Mudgala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a living seat of tapas where even the most intense ascetics choose to dwell.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with the chapter’s focus on Kṛtasmara Parvata as the sages’ abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it is descriptive, emphasizing sanctity through the sages’ presence.