Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 125

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वैतद्विबुधाः सर्वे हर्षेणोत्फुल्ल लोचनाः

Transliteration

śrutvaitadvibudhāḥ sarve harṣeṇotphulla locanāḥ

Translation

ಇದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದರು; ಅವರ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಆನಂದದಿಂದ ಅರಳಿದವು।

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; 'having heard'

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• vibudhāḥ: the gods, wise ones
• vibudhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् vibudhāḥ इति

• harṣeṇa: with joy
• harṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• utphulla-locanāḥ: with eyes widened (in delight)
• utphulla-locanāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utphulla (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (utphullāni locanāni yeṣām)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Īśvara–Devī dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, having heard Mādhava’s words, brighten—eyes wide and shining, faces softened, hands joined in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudha (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent listening to dharmic, tīrtha-centered narratives gladdens even the gods and is itself a meritorious act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), the celebrated sacred region of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied practice is śravaṇa—devout listening to the māhātmya.