Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

विरामः क्रियतां सद्यो ममार्थं च द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

virāmaḥ kriyatāṃ sadyo mamārthaṃ ca dvijottama

Translation

«Qu’il y ait cessation sur-le-champ, aussi pour moi, ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés.»

Word by Word

• virāmaḥ: cessation/stop
• virāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kriyatām: let it be done/let there be
• kriyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• artham: for the sake/purpose
• artham: Prayojana (Purpose/अर्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dvijottama: O best of the twice-born
• dvijottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (द्विजेषु उत्तमः)

Speaker

Brahmā (addressing Aūrva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding yet compassionate request: ‘Stop at once, for my sake too, O best of twice-born,’ directed to the powerful sage amid looming fire-threat.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Aūrva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes the ability to stop; obedience to higher cosmic counsel is praised even for the powerful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa is the chapter’s sacred setting, though this verse itself is narrative instruction rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct command to cease the destructive act.