Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
एतत्कथय देवेश दयां कृत्वा मम प्रभो
Transliteration
etatkathaya deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mama prabho
Translation
Wahai Penguasa para dewa, wahai Tuhanku, ceritakanlah hal ini kepadaku karena belas kasih-Mu.
Word by Word
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)
कथयtell
कथय:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (धातु; णिच् causative of कथ्)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन
देवेशO Lord of gods
देवेश:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’
दयाम्compassion
दयाम्:
Karma (Object of absolutive-construction/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदया (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving shown/done
कृत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक—‘having done’
ममof me / to me
मम:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)
प्रभोO master
प्रभो:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
Pārvatī (Devī), requesting Śiva
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: null
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A brief, intense plea: the devotee asks the Lord of gods to explain, moved by compassion—hands folded, head bowed before the liṅga and the teaching deity.
Characters & Entities
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Deveśa (Śiva)P
Prabhu (Śiva)FAQs
Sacred knowledge in Purāṇic tradition is received through humility and earnest supplication.
The request occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative frame.
No direct prescription; it is an appeal for instruction about worship and observance.