Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता तुष्टस्तेषां महेश्वरः । ततः प्रत्यक्षतां गत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā tuṣṭasteṣāṃ maheśvaraḥ | tataḥ pratyakṣatāṃ gatvā vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

長き時を経て、マヘーシュヴァラは彼らに満悦された。やがて御身を直接に顕し、次の言葉を告げられた。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb)

• kālena: by time; after time
• kālena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणम् (means: by lapse of time)

• mahatā: great; long
• mahatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying kālena)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• pratyakṣatām: manifestness; direct appearance
• pratyakṣatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (state attained)

• gatvā: having attained; having gone to
• gatvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (Absolutive/ल्यप्), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having gone/attained)

• vākyam: words; statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying vākyam)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ha: indeed; surely
• ha: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/खलु-अर्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (narration about Maheśvara’s manifestation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (darśana-siddha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After ages of austerity, Maheśvara manifests visibly before the Pitṛs at Prabhāsa—radiant, ash-smeared, with matted locks and crescent moon—standing near the installed liṅga, speaking with compassionate authority.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Pitṛs
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady tapas and devotion culminate in divine grace and direct spiritual assurance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the stage for Śiva’s manifest blessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights perseverance in tapas leading to divine satisfaction.