Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भयभीता च जानकी

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhayabhītā ca jānakī

Translation

ព្រះអីશ્વរ មានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ លឺពាក្យនោះរបស់ព្រះអង្គ នាងជានកីក៏ភ័យខ្លាច។

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord (Īśvara)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• तस्य: of him/of that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वचनम् इति)

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• भयभीता: frightened
• भयभीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय-भीत (प्रातिपदिक; भी (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जानकी: Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (as explicitly stated)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrator’s cut: Sītā’s face shows fear; her body slightly recoils; the ritual space remains, but the emotional tone turns heavy and still.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Rāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives highlight accountability in dharma; even revered figures respond with humility when corrected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the narrative setting of this māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it transitions to Sītā’s explanation within the śrāddha context.