Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तः स तया देव्या श्रीकंठः सुरनायकः । प्रहस्योवाच भगवान्गंभीरार्थमिदं वचः

Transliteration

ityuktaḥ sa tayā devyā śrīkaṃṭhaḥ suranāyakaḥ | prahasyovāca bhagavāngaṃbhīrārthamidaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

女神にこのように問われると、神々の主シュリーカṇṭha（Śrīkaṇṭha）は微笑み、世尊は内義深きこの言葉を語った。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• श्रीकंठः: Śrīkaṇṭha (the glorious-necked one)
• श्रीकंठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-कंठ (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + कंठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास

• सुरनायकः: leader of the gods
• सुरनायकः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-नायक (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + नायक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (leader of gods)

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रहस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) = प्रहस्य (having laughed)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गंभीरार्थम्: of deep meaning
• गंभीरार्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गंभीर-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; गंभीर + अर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual frame introducing Śiva’s reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrīkaṇṭha, addressed by the Goddess, smiles—an icon of benevolent omniscience—then begins a weighty discourse; the moment is poised, quiet, and charged with revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīkaṇṭha (Śiva)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine teachings on a sacred place are presented as profound, requiring attentive listening and inner reflection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, setting up Śiva’s discourse on Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; it introduces Śiva’s forthcoming instruction.