Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

जानाम्यहं महाराज चरित्रं जन्म यादृशम् । आश्चर्यं संभवेल्लोके कथ्यमानं तया स्वयम्

Transliteration

jānāmyahaṃ mahārāja caritraṃ janma yādṛśam | āścaryaṃ saṃbhavelloke kathyamānaṃ tayā svayam

Translation

Ô grand roi, je connais le récit — telle fut sa naissance. Lorsqu’elle le racontera elle-même, ce sera vraiment une merveille pour le monde.

Word by Word

• jānāmi: I know
• jānāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् राजा)

• caritram: conduct, story
• caritram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• janma: birth
• janma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yādṛśam: of what kind, as it is
• yādṛśam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• āścaryam: a wonder
• āścaryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• saṃbhavet: might occur
• saṃbhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kathyamānam: being told
• kathyamānam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kathyamāna (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकर्मणि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• svayam: herself
• svayam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (forthcoming focus) within Prabhāsa ambit

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sārasvata speaks with composed authority, indicating he knows the maiden’s birth-story; the king leans forward in attentive reverence; the maiden stands ready to speak, as if her words will transform a private secret into a world-known wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Sārasvata
• Bhojarāja
• Mṛgānanā/Bālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hidden karmic histories can be known by sages, and their revelation inspires awe and moral reflection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative operates within the Vastrāpathakṣetra māhātmya of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes testimony and the unfolding of a sacred-history account.