Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

इति वृत्तं सरस्वत्या वाडवाग्नेस्तथाभवत् । मन्वन्तरे व्यतीतेऽस्मिन्भविताऽन्यस्तु वाडवः

Transliteration

iti vṛttaṃ sarasvatyā vāḍavāgnestathābhavat | manvantare vyatīte'sminbhavitā'nyastu vāḍavaḥ

Translation

Ainsi advint l’histoire de Sarasvatī et du feu Vāḍava. Quand ce Manvantara sera révolu, un autre feu Vāḍava surgira.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Discourse marker/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपसंहार/उद्धरणसूचक

• वृत्तम्: the event / account
• वृत्तम्: Karta (Subject matter/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate/subject complement): 'event/occurrence'

• सरस्वत्या: by/with Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सम्बन्धे), एकवचनम्; 'by/with regard to Sarasvatī'

• वाडवाग्नेः: of the Vāḍava fire
• वाडवाग्नेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava-agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्; समासः: वाडवस्य अग्निः (submarine fire)

• तथा: thus / so
• तथा: Avyaya (Manner/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (so/thus)

• अभवत्: happened / was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/imperf.), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मन्वन्तरे: in the Manvantara
• मन्वन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• व्यतीते: when (it) has passed
• व्यतीते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अति-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'when (it) has passed'—सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे)

• भविता: will be / will arise
• भविता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √भू (धातु) + तृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'one who will be'

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विशेष/विरोधार्थक

• वाडवः: the Vāḍava (submarine fire/being)
• वाडवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Vāḍavāgni-associated ocean)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/recipient within the frame (implied by prior address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm ocean surface hides a glowing submarine fire; above, Sarasvatī’s story is ‘sealed’ as a completed account, while a faint future-fire silhouette hints at the next manvantara.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Vāḍavāgni
• Manvantara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order unfolds in cycles; sacred narratives teach continuity of dharma across Manvantaras.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Sarasvatī–Vāḍavāgni account is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concludes the episode and adds a cyclical, prophetic note about future Manvantaras.