Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उद्धृत्य भगवान्विष्णुर्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

uddhṛtya bhagavānviṣṇurvākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

かくして彼女を引き上げたのち、福徳なる主ヴィシュヌは次の言葉を告げられた。

Word by Word

• uddhṛtya: having lifted up
• uddhṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हरणे) उपसर्गः उत्-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; 'भगवान्' इति समानाधिकरणम्

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; 'वाक्यम्' इति विशेषणम्

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वचने)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ha: indeed/it is said
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), कथन-प्रत्ययार्थकः

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (narrating); next speaker introduced: Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kardamāla (contextual target of the discourse)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varāha stands with Bhūdevī restored; the moment pauses as Viṣṇu turns to speak—devas attentive, the ocean calming, a luminous aura signaling imminent proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narration often pivots from deed to teaching: divine action is followed by divine instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly part of the Kardamāla māhātmya narrative sequence in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Viṣṇu’s forthcoming statement.