Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

मृतसंजीवनार्थं यदैश्वर्यमणिमादिकम् । प्राप्नुयान्नात्र संदेहो यस्य भक्तिः सुनिश्चला

Transliteration

mṛtasaṃjīvanārthaṃ yadaiśvaryamaṇimādikam | prāpnuyānnātra saṃdeho yasya bhaktiḥ suniścalā

Translation

Pour ranimer les morts, ou pour obtenir des pouvoirs souverains tels qu’aṇimā et les autres, celui dont la dévotion est parfaitement inébranlable les atteint ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• मृत: dead
• मृत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; √मृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रातिपदिकवत्, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• संजीवन: reviving; bringing to life
• संजीवन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजीवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अर्थम्: for the purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: मृत-संजीवन-अर्थम् (उद्देश्यः)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction/adverb: 'when')

• ऐश्वर्य: lordly power; supernatural power
• ऐश्वर्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• मणिम: aṇimā (minuteness)
• मणिम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिम (प्रातिपदिक; मणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• आदिकम्: and the rest (etc.)
• आदिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः: ऐश्वर्य-मणिम-आदिकम् (aṇimā etc. among powers)

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सु: very; well
• सु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: उपसर्गवत्/उपपद-अव्यय (intensifier: 'well, very')

• निश्चला: steadfast; unwavering
• निश्चला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भक्तेः विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from section flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śukra-pratiṣṭhita Liṅga / Prabhāsa Śiva sphere

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee absorbed in Śiva-bhakti; around them appear subtle symbols of aṇimā (miniaturization), laghimā (lightness), and a life-restoring nectar motif, yet the focus remains on devotion rather than spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Aṇimā (siddhi)
• Siddhis (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unshakable devotion is portrayed as the decisive cause for attaining extraordinary spiritual capacities, with the stress on bhakti over mere technique.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, in the Śukreśvara-centered narrative of chapter 48.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified here; the condition emphasized is suniścalā bhakti (steadfast devotion).