Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एवं क्षयोदयं ज्ञेयं चंद्रार्काभ्यामवस्थितम् । सृष्टिक्रमं मया प्रोक्तं संहारमधुना शृणु

Transliteration

evaṃ kṣayodayaṃ jñeyaṃ caṃdrārkābhyāmavasthitam | sṛṣṭikramaṃ mayā proktaṃ saṃhāramadhunā śṛṇu

Translation

Demikianlah surut dan bertambah (kṣaya-udaya) hendaknya dipahami sebagai ditetapkan oleh Bulan dan Matahari. Urutan penciptaan telah kujelaskan; kini dengarkan dariku tentang peleburan (saṁhāra).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• क्षयोदयम्: decay and rise (waning and waxing)
• क्षयोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ज्ञेयम्: to be known/should be understood
• ज्ञेयम्: Vidhi/Predicative (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-तव्यत् (gerundive: 'to be known')

• चन्द्रार्काभ्याम्: by the moon and the sun
• चन्द्रार्काभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• अवस्थितम्: established/located
• अवस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• सृष्टिक्रमम्: the order of creation
• सृष्टिक्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तम्: (has been) stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः क्रियार्थे (used predicatively: 'has been said')

• संहारम्: dissolution/destruction
• संहारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'now')

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher (Skanda) gestures to a diagram-like cosmos: sun and moon marking waxing/waning; the scene shifts toward darker tones foreshadowing dissolution.

Characters & Entities

• Moon (Candra)
• Sun (Arka/Sūrya)
• Saṃhāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All phenomena rise and fall in lawful rhythms; wisdom is to seek the unchanging divine amid cycles of change.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra; the Māhātmya’s cosmic exposition magnifies the sanctity of the place and its revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a transition from creation-teaching to dissolution-teaching.