Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एवं शापो तयोर्दत्त्वा देवः प्रोवाच केशवम् । प्रसन्नवदनो भूत्वा तदा तुष्टो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ śāpo tayordattvā devaḥ provāca keśavam | prasannavadano bhūtvā tadā tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

ಈ ರೀತಿ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಶಾಪವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ದೇವನು ಕೇಶವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರು; ಆಗ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಮುಖನಾದ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನು ತೃಪ್ತನಾದನು.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus’)

• शापः: curse
• शापः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; द्विवचन (Genitive, Dual)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having given’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• केशवम्: to Keshava
• केशवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रसन्नवदनः: with a pleased face
• प्रसन्नवदनः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (one whose face is pleasant)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having become’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: ‘then’)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• महेश्वरः: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Keśava (Vāsudeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After issuing curses, Maheśvara becomes serene and addresses Keśava; the mood shifts from judgment to calm divine counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā (implied among the ‘two’)
• Ketakī (implied among the ‘two’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine governance balances correction with compassion; after establishing dharma, the Lord returns to serenity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it transitions within the Arbudakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it closes the curse episode and opens the boon-dialogue with Keśava.