Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतदादिस्वरूपं च मया योगबलेन तु । विज्ञातं देवि गदितं दिव्यमात्मानमात्मना

Transliteration

etadādisvarūpaṃ ca mayā yogabalena tu | vijñātaṃ devi gaditaṃ divyamātmānamātmanā

Translation

Cette nature primordiale et essentielle, je l’ai réalisée par la puissance du yoga ; ô Devī, je l’ai déclarée—ayant connu le Soi divin par le Soi.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom./acc. sg. n.); अत्र विशेषणरूपेण

• आदि: beginning, etc.
• आदि: Qualifier (विशेषण/उपपद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-भावे ‘आदि’ (beginning, etc.)

• स्वरूपम्: true nature, essential form
• स्वरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. n.); समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वं रूपम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• योगबलेन: by the power of yoga
• योगबलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg. n.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य बलम्)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• विज्ञातम्: known/realized
• विज्ञातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom./acc. sg. n.)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (voc. sg. f.)

• गदितम्: spoken, declared
• गदितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nom./acc. sg. n.)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); विशेषणम्

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.)

• आत्मना: by the self
• आत्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg. m.)

Speaker

Unspecified; addressed to Devī (dialogue frame implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, composed and luminous, speaks to Devī; behind them the Prabhāsa liṅga stands. A subtle aura suggests yogic power—inner light rising from the heart to the crown, indicating realized knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual authority is grounded in realized knowledge: the divine truth is known inwardly through yoga and then taught for the benefit of devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, supporting the sacredness of Prabhāsa through yogic testimony.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite; yoga and self-inquiry are highlighted as the means of realization.