Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तद्दृष्ट्वा सुमहाश्चर्यं विस्मयं परमं गतः । अब्रवीत्प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा हर्षगद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

taddṛṣṭvā sumahāścaryaṃ vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | abravītprāṃjalirbhūtvā harṣagadgadayā girā

Translation

Voyant ce prodige immensément grand, il fut saisi du plus haut étonnement ; puis, les mains jointes, il parla d’une voix tremblante de joie.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (event)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सुमहाश्चर्यम्: a very great wonder
• सुमहाश्चर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + महा + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमम्: supreme, utmost
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विस्मय-विशेषण

• गतः: having attained (was overcome by)
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तः’ अर्थे

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (hands-folded posture)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund)

• हर्षगद्गदया: with a voice choked by joy
• हर्षगद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; गिरा-विशेषण

• गिरा: by (his) speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Īśvara-uvāca framed account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage, overwhelmed by a great marvel, stands with folded hands; his eyes widen and his voice trembles with joy as he begins to speak before the divine presence implied by the miracle.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Direct encounter with the divine transforms curiosity into devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as a setting where awe-inspiring divine presence is realized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The gesture of prāñjali (folded hands) is shown as a devotional response, though no formal rite is commanded.