Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

परितुष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं वो ब्रूत यन्मनसेप्सितम्

Transliteration

parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ vo brūta yanmanasepsitam

Translation

「汝らに大いに満足した。汝らに吉祥あれ。心の望むところを申してみよ。」

Word by Word

• परितुष्टः: fully pleased/satisfied
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-तुष् (धातु) → परितुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत (past passive participle)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भद्रम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक प्रयोग (benedictive usage)

• वः: for you / of you (pl.)
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (enclitic); 'of you/for you'

• ब्रूत: say; tell
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: what; that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• मनसा: by the mind; in the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired; wished-for
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्स् (धातु) → ईप्सित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses the Pitṛs with a blessing: right hand in varada/abhaya mudrā, calm face; Pitṛs stand or kneel with folded hands, awaiting permission to speak their desire.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to devotion, inviting the devotee to align desires with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva appears to the Pitṛs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is Śiva’s boon-offering statement following devotion.