Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

हतानां च पुनस्तेषां का गतिः स्याद्वद प्रभो

Transliteration

hatānāṃ ca punasteṣāṃ kā gatiḥ syādvada prabho

Translation

Et lorsqu'ils seront tués, quelle sera leur destination ? Dis-le-moi, ô Seigneur.

Word by Word

• hatānām: of the slain
• hatānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: han (हन् धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) ‘हत’ as substantive, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (पुनर्)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kā: what (which)
• kā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्न-सर्वनाम (interrogative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatiḥ: destination/state
• gatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (गति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vada: tell/say
• vada: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रभु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (audience; internal: Śiva addressed by Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī’s final question turns inward and ultimate: after the Daityas are slain, what is their destination? The scene is quiet, weighty—Śiva as the knower of time and karma, Pārvatī as compassionate inquirer on behalf of cosmic justice.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Prabhu (Śiva implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beyond victory and defeat lies the deeper question of karma and ultimate destiny—central to Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such teachings on fate and divine governance are narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse asks about gati (post-mortem destiny), not ritual performance.