Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य अनिच्छन्नपि गौरवात् । नृपस्य चाब्रवीद्विप्र एवमस्त्विति लज्जितः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya anicchannapi gauravāt | nṛpasya cābravīdvipra evamastviti lajjitaḥ

Translation

王の言葉を聞くと、バラモンは望まぬながらも王への敬意ゆえ、恥じ入りつつ「然らば、そのように」と答えた。

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; ‘that (speech)’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अनिच्छन्: not wishing
• अनिच्छन्: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: न-इष्/इच्छ् (धातु) → इच्छन्त् (शतृ) with negation ‘अन्-’
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle) ‘not wishing’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-निपात (particle: even/also)

• गौरवात्: out of respect
• गौरवात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• नृपस्य: of the king
• नृपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Quoted verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Vākyaparisaṃkhyāna (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• लज्जितः: ashamed, embarrassed
• लज्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्ज् (धातु) → लज्जित (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying vipraḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa, modest and slightly downcast, responds ‘evam astu’ to a king’s request; courtiers watch as the brāhmaṇa’s reluctance and dignity are visible.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through humility and mutual respect—especially between royal authority and spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred landscape is the backdrop; the episode supports Dvārakā’s māhātmya by illustrating dharmic conduct within its sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; it prepares for a dāna (gift) sequence that follows.