Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

त्वन्मार्गप्रेक्षकाः सर्वे सन्तिष्ठन्ते समाकुलाः । अनन्तरं तु यत्कृत्यं तद्भवान्कर्तुमर्हति

Transliteration

tvanmārgaprekṣakāḥ sarve santiṣṭhante samākulāḥ | anantaraṃ tu yatkṛtyaṃ tadbhavānkartumarhati

Translation

Tous ceux qui guettent ta venue le long du chemin se tiennent debout, pleins d’attente et d’émoi. Quant à ce qui doit être accompli ensuite, daigne, toi, l’accomplir.

Word by Word

• tvat: of you/your
• tvat: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• mārga: path, way
• mārga: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative) in compound-base sense, एकवचन (singular)

• prekṣakāḥ: observers, watchers
• prekṣakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prekṣaka (प्रातिपदिक; √īkṣ (ईक्ष्) + प्रेक्ष्-करणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (adjective) to ‘prekṣakāḥ’

• santiṣṭhante: stand, remain
• santiṣṭhante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था) with sam- + ni- (सन्निष्ठा)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), आत्मनेपद (ātmanepada)

• samākulāḥ: agitated, confused
• samākulāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण to ‘sarve/prekṣakāḥ’

• anantaram: immediately after, next
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); ‘yad…tad’ correlation

• kṛtyam: duty, what is to be done
• kṛtyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (कृत्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular); correlates with ‘yat’

• bhavān: you (honored)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• arhati: is fit/ought
• arhati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह्)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (parasmaipada)

Speaker

Hemagarbha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Crowds line the path, looking outward for the honored arrival; faces animated with expectancy; banners, lamps, and ritual items ready; the road leads toward the sacred field.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• ritual attendants/assembly

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma proceeds through right order (krama): readiness, proper timing, and respectful invitation to the one empowered to act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a living sacred venue with assembled devotees and seers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied instruction about the next step in the ritual proceedings, to be undertaken by the addressed authority.