Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

कुबेरस्याश्रमं प्राप्य ततस्ते मुनिसत्तमाः । नालिकेरवनीसंस्थं ददृशुस्तं द्विपं तदा

Transliteration

kuberasyāśramaṃ prāpya tataste munisattamāḥ | nālikeravanīsaṃsthaṃ dadṛśustaṃ dvipaṃ tadā

Translation

ಕುಬೇರನ ಆಶ್ರಮವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿದ ಆ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠರು, ಆ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೆಂಗಿನ ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದ ಆ ಆನೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡರು.

Word by Word

• kuberasya: of Kubera
• kuberasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्तः अव्यय-भावः (Gerund: having reached)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रमवाचक (then)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• muni-sattamāḥ: best of sages
• muni-sattamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• nālikera-vanī-saṃstham: situated in a coconut-grove
• nālikera-vanī-saṃstham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nālikera + vanī + saṃstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural)

• tam: that (one)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• dvipam: elephant
• dvipam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक (at that time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil hermitage attributed to Kubera, nestled in a coconut grove; a majestic elephant stands among palms as sages arrive, their matted hair and bark garments contrasting with the lush coastal greenery.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Munis (sages)
• Dvipā (elephant)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places reveal divine signs to the worthy; the sages’ arrival at a sacred āśrama becomes the doorway to a theophany.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya; the scene is set near Kubera’s āśrama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the māhātmya.