Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

जिह्वाचापल्यभावेन खेदितोऽसि मया प्रभो । तत्क्षन्तव्यं महेशान ज्ञानदिव्य नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

jihvācāpalyabhāvena khedito'si mayā prabho | tatkṣantavyaṃ maheśāna jñānadivya namo'stu te

Translation

Ô Seigneur, par l’inconstance de ma langue je T’ai peiné. Pardonne cela, ô Maheśāna ; hommage à Toi dont la connaissance est divine.

Word by Word

• jihvācāpalyabhāvena: by the state of fickleness of (my) tongue
• jihvācāpalyabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jihvā (प्रातिपदिक) + cāpalya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जिह्वायाः चापल्यस्य भावः)

• kheditaḥ: afflicted; pained
• kheditaḥ: Karma (Patient complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √khid (धातु) + khedita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे (past passive participle: 'afflicted')

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; अस्-धातोः

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (tat + kṣantavyam इति संधिः)

• kṣantavyam: should be forgiven
• kṣantavyam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṣam (धातु) + kṣantavya (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययः (gerundive: 'to be forgiven/endured')

• maheśāna: O Maheśāna
• maheśāna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• jñānadivya: O one of divine knowledge
• jñānadivya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं ज्ञानं यस्य/दिव्यज्ञानः)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (namas + astu इति संधिः)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive use), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'let it be'

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary interlocutor of the Prabhāsa-māhātmya (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bows with folded hands, eyes lowered, confessing the pain caused by careless speech; Śiva’s presence is compassionate, luminous, and forgiving.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśāna (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion includes humility—acknowledging faults of speech and seeking forgiveness from the compassionate Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The confession and surrender occur within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Atonement is expressed through prayerful confession; the verse models kṣamā-yācñā (seeking pardon) as a devotional act.