Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

इदं वै चिन्तयामास पुत्रवात्सल्यसंयुतः । यथैश्वर्यप्रदो रुद्रो यथा विष्णुश्च मुक्तिदः

Transliteration

idaṃ vai cintayāmāsa putravātsalyasaṃyutaḥ | yathaiśvaryaprado rudro yathā viṣṇuśca muktidaḥ

Translation

Ému par l’affection pour son enfant, Viṣṇu réfléchit : «De même que Rudra est réputé dispenser les pouvoirs seigneuriaux, et Viṣṇu accorder la délivrance…»

Word by Word

• इदम्: this (thought)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• चिन्तयामास: pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पुत्रवात्सल्यसंयुतः: endowed with affection for his son
• पुत्रवात्सल्यसंयुतः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वात्सल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुत्रे वात्सल्येन संयुतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• ऐश्वर्यप्रदः: giver of prosperity/power
• ऐश्वर्यप्रदः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ऐश्वर्यं प्रददाति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• मुक्तिदः: giver of liberation
• मुक्तिदः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुक्तिं ददाति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, describing Viṣṇu’s thought)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, lotus-eyed, sits in contemplative posture, thinking with tender vātsalya for his afflicted child; behind him, symbolic emblems of Rudra (trident/ash) and Viṣṇu (conch/discus) indicate differentiated divine gifts.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma recognizes distinct divine bestowals—worldly excellence and spiritual release—yet both operate within compassionate providence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Prabhāsa Kṣetra narrative context, though it focuses on theological reflection rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it frames the theology of boons (aiśvarya, mukti).