Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

समस्तमेव तद्भोज्यं वातापिं बुभुजे ततः । भुक्तवत्यसुरो ह्वानमकरोत्तस्य इल्वलः

Transliteration

samastameva tadbhojyaṃ vātāpiṃ bubhuje tataḥ | bhuktavatyasuro hvānamakarottasya ilvalaḥ

Translation

Puis il dévora tout ce repas—Vātāpi lui-même avec. Quand l’asura eut été mangé, Ilvala l’appela à grands cris (pour qu’il sorte).

Word by Word

• samastam: entire, whole
• samastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण-रूपेण

• bhojyam: food, eatable (thing)
• bhojyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj भुज् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); कर्मणि-भावे ‘भोज्य’ (that which is to be eaten)

• vātāpim: Vātāpi (name)
• vātāpim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vātāpi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• bubhuje: ate, consumed
• bubhuje: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)

• bhuktavat: having eaten
• bhuktavat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuktavat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj भुज् + क्तवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); कर्तरि-भूतकृदन्त (having eaten)

• asuraḥ: the demon
• asuraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• hvānam: a call, invocation
• hvānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hvāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• akarot: made, did
• akarot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• ilvalaḥ: Ilvala (name)
• ilvalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ilvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya consumes the entire feast, including Vātāpi hidden within; Ilvala, confident, calls out loudly for Vātāpi to emerge—yet the moment hangs with impending failure.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Vātāpi
• Ilvala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Evil plots rebound upon the plotters; a sage’s dharma-protection turns the weapon of deceit into the cause of downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the setting where the demonic menace is neutralized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the turning point of the Vātāpi–Ilvala stratagem.