Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

ततः पीतांबरधरः शंखचक्रगदाधरः । युष्मद्भयं हरिष्यामि तत्सुरानाह माधवः

Transliteration

tataḥ pītāṃbaradharaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ | yuṣmadbhayaṃ hariṣyāmi tatsurānāha mādhavaḥ

Translation

Alors Mādhava, vêtu de jaune et portant conque, disque et massue, dit aux dieux : «J’ôterai votre crainte.»

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'then'

• pīta-ambara-dharaḥ: the wearer of yellow garments
• pīta-ambara-dharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīta (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (pītam ambaraṃ dharati iti)

• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: the bearer of conch, discus, and mace
• śaṃkha-cakra-gadā-dharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः समाहार/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (śaṃkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ ca dharati)

• yuṣmat-bhayam: your fear
• yuṣmat-bhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yuṣmākam bhayam)

• hariṣyāmi: I will remove
• hariṣyāmi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• tat: those (them)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (तान् इत्यर्थे)

• surān: the gods
• surān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• mādhavaḥ: Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• mādhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Mādhava (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mādhava appears before the assembled devas, radiant in yellow silk, holding śaṅkha, cakra, and gadā, speaking words of fearlessness in the sacred precinct of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava (Viṣṇu)
• Suras (Devas)
• Śaṅkha
• Cakra
• Gadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in the Lord who upholds cosmic order dispels fear and re-establishes dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The assurance is delivered within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, connected to the sanctified Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes divine assurance and protection.