Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तामुवाच ततः शैलः स्वसंपदभिमानवान् । सौख्यदं पश्य सुभगे मयि संपूर्णवैभवम्

Transliteration

tāmuvāca tataḥ śailaḥ svasaṃpadabhimānavān | saukhyadaṃ paśya subhage mayi saṃpūrṇavaibhavam

Translation

Alors la montagne, fière de ses propres richesses, lui dit : «Ô dame de bon augure, vois en moi cette splendeur parfaite, dispensatrice de bonheur.»

Word by Word

• tām: to her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverbial/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• śailaḥ: the mountain
• śailaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sva-saṃpat-abhimānavān: proud of his own riches
• sva-saṃpat-abhimānavān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण) of śailaḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpat (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimānavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘having pride (abhimāna) in one’s own wealth/prosperity’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saukhyadam: happiness-giving
• saukhyadam: Karma (Object/कर्म) (what to behold)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhya-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘giving happiness’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (as object to be seen)

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• subhage: O fortunate one
• subhage: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: subhagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• saṃpūrṇa-vaibhavam: complete splendor
• saṃpūrṇa-vaibhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म) (what is to be seen in me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘complete splendor/wealth’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A proud, personified mountain speaks, displaying its riches and complete magnificence to an auspicious lady, promising happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Śaila (the mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places manifest dharma through visible splendor, inviting the pilgrim to recognize divine auspiciousness in the landscape itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region) is being praised through the mountain’s proclaimed magnificence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the verse functions as an invitation to behold the kṣetra’s auspicious grandeur.