Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

शक्राच्च नारदः प्राप्तो धौम्यस्तु तदनन्तरम् । धौम्याद्युधिष्ठिरः प्राप्य सर्वान्कामानवाप्तवान्

Transliteration

śakrācca nāradaḥ prāpto dhaumyastu tadanantaram | dhaumyādyudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāpya sarvānkāmānavāptavān

Translation

De Śakra (Indra) cela parvint à Nārada; puis, ensuite, à Dhaumya. L’ayant reçu de Dhaumya, Yudhiṣṭhira obtint l’accomplissement de tous ses désirs.

Word by Word

• śakrāt: from Śakra (Indra)
• śakrāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāptaḥ: arrived; obtained
• prāptaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त; प्र√आप् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, कर्मणि-भावे ‘having obtained/arrived’ (finite-verb sense in narrative)

• dhaumyaḥ: Dhaumya
• dhaumyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: but; then
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• anantaram: immediately after; next
• anantaram: Adhikarana (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable): ‘after that/next’

• dhaumyāt: from Dhaumya
• dhaumyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāpya (कृदन्त; प्र√आप् (धातु) ल्यप्-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having obtained’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• avāptavān: obtained
• avāptavān: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: avāptavat (कृदन्त; ava√आप् (धातु) क्तवत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle active): ‘has obtained’ (finite-verb sense)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context; likely Śiva continuing the account to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (Śaunaka et al.)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chain of transmission: Indra confers a sacred hymn to Nārada; Nārada passes it to Dhaumya; Dhaumya teaches Yudhiṣṭhira, who receives it with folded hands and gains desired ends.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Nārada
• Dhaumya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred hymns gain authority through guru-paramparā (transmission), and sincere reception/practice leads to fulfillment aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Sūrya-related praise and its merits are being highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, receiving and practicing the Sūrya hymn/nāma tradition; the explicit daily recitation is stated in the next verse.