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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा विस्मिता गिरिजा सती । उवाच तं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रचलच्चंद्रशेखरम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vismitā girijā satī | uvāca taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ pracalaccaṃdraśekharam

Translation

Sūta dit : Ayant entendu ces paroles, Satī—Girijā—fut saisie d’émerveillement. Alors elle s’adressa au Seigneur au croissant de lune, le plus éminent des « deux-fois-nés » par l’excellence spirituelle, dont les mèches nattées étaient en mouvement.

Word by Word
सूतःSūta
सूतः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) वचनम्
वचनम्speech; statement
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
विस्मिताastonished
विस्मिता:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविस्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; विस्मि/स्मि + क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तृविशेषण (predicate adjective) गिरिजा
गिरिजाGirijā (Pārvatī)
गिरिजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
सतीSatī (the virtuous one)
सती:
Karta (Appositive subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अप्पोजिशन (apposition) गिरिजा
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
तम्to him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
द्विजश्रेष्ठाःO best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
द्विजश्रेष्ठाः:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्भोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (used as address)
प्रचलत्moving; trembling
प्रचलत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + चल् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय) → प्रचलत् (कृदन्त)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) चन्द्रशेखरम्
चन्द्रशेखरम्Candraśekhara (Śiva, moon-crested)
चन्द्रशेखरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates as Girijā (Satī/Pārvatī) stands astonished before Śiva, the moon on his matted hair; his jaṭā appears wind-tossed, suggesting living presence and cosmic energy.

Characters & Entities
S
Sūta
S
Satī (Pārvatī/Girijā)
Ś
Śiva (Candraśekhara)

FAQs

Reverent inquiry is a gateway to sacred knowledge; wonder (vismaya) before Śiva’s līlā prepares the mind to receive tīrtha-māhātmya.

The broader frame is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose greatness is being unfolded through dialogue.

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the question-answer sequence that will lead to tīrtha-related practices.

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