Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवो रुद्रः सनातनः । निरानंदः समायातो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu devo rudraḥ sanātanaḥ | nirānaṃdaḥ samāyāto vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

En ce même instant, le dieu éternel Rudra arriva, privé de joie, et prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but, however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrastive particle)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवः इति समानाधिकरण

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देव/रुद्र)

• निरानन्दः: joyless, without delight
• निरानन्दः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रुद्र)

• समायातः: came, arrived
• समायातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having come’

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said, spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller) addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra appears suddenly at the sacred site, his face clouded, aura intense; devas fall silent as he prepares to speak, the atmosphere shifting from lament to decisive instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the eternal Lord participates in cosmic events and reveals dharma through speech and sacred actions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the setting where Rudra arrives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated here; the verse introduces Rudra’s forthcoming instruction.