Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अन्यच्च कथयिष्यामि रहस्यं तव भामिनि । यत्र कस्य चिदाख्यातं तत्ते वच्मि वरानने

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | anyacca kathayiṣyāmi rahasyaṃ tava bhāmini | yatra kasya cidākhyātaṃ tatte vacmi varānane

Translation

ಈಶ್ವರನು ಉವಾಚ—ಹೇ ಭಾಮಿನಿ, ನಿನಗೆ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ರಹಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವೆನು; ಎಲ್ಲೀಯೋ ಯಾರಿಗೋ ಮಾತ್ರ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು, ಹೇ ವರಾನನೆ, ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

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

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

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (वस्तु-निर्देश)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथयिष्यामि: I will tell
• कथयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रहस्यम्: secret
• रहस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (सर्वनाम)

• भामिनि: O radiant lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• कस्य: of someone/of which
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (प्रश्न/अनिर्दिष्ट)

• चित्: some/any
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चयार्थक-निपात (indefinite particle)

• आख्यातम्: told/declared
• आख्यातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कर्मणि: ‘told/declared’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (सर्वनाम)

• वच्मि: I say/tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-आनना (प्रातिपदिक; वर + आनना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘excellent-faced’)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual continuation)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara seated with Devī in a quiet grove or temple courtyard near the coast; he leans slightly forward as if confiding a secret; Devī listens attentively, luminous and composed; the background hints at Prabhāsa’s sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography and tīrtha-māhātmya are presented as esoteric knowledge, transmitted through divine instruction to the devoted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya; this verse introduces a further ‘secret’ about the same sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an introductory narrative verse announcing a confidential teaching.