Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततस्तं प्रणतं दृष्ट्वा धर्मपुत्रः पुरःस्थितम् । आलिलिंग प्रहृष्टात्मा पृष्टवांश्चाप्यनामयम्

Transliteration

tatastaṃ praṇataṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmaputraḥ puraḥsthitam | āliliṃga prahṛṣṭātmā pṛṣṭavāṃścāpyanāmayam

Translation

Kemudian, melihatnya bersujud dan berdiri di hadapannya, Dharmaputra—dengan hati bersukacita—memeluknya serta menanyakan kesejahteraannya.

Word by Word

• tatas: then/thereupon
• tatas: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), काल/अनन्तरार्थक

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• praṇatam: bowed down
• praṇatam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘praṇata’; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; tam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• dharmaputraḥ: Dharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dharmaputraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dharmasya putraḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• puraḥsthitam: standing in front
• puraḥsthitam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय) + sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (puraḥ-sthita = पुरः स्थितः); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; tam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• āliliṃga: embraced
• āliliṃga: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√liṅg (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• prahṛṣṭātmā: whose heart was delighted
• prahṛṣṭātmā: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (yasya ātmā prahṛṣṭaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; dharmaputraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pṛṣṭavān: asked
• pṛṣṭavān: Kriyā (Co-ordinate predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु (Perfect participle active) ‘pṛṣṭavat’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि, ‘asked’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• anāmayam: free from illness; well-being
• anāmayam: Karma (Object of asking: well-being)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त विशेषण; (kaccit) anāmayam इति भावः

Speaker

Narrator (third-person)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual culmination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The purified man bows; Dharmaputra, joyful, steps forward and embraces him. Brothers stand nearby with softened expressions. The river and sacred landscape frame the moment, suggesting that the tīrtha’s grace has ripened into human warmth.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmaputra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification restores harmony—bringing affectionate recognition, dignity, and concern for well-being among the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse reflects the aftermath of cleansing at Prācī Sarasvatī tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it depicts the dhārmic reception of a purified pilgrim.