Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्वित्यथोक्त्वाऽहं तस्यांतर्द्धानमागतः । ततः कालांतरेऽतीते श्वेतकेतुर्महाप्रभः

Transliteration

evamastvityathoktvā'haṃ tasyāṃtarddhānamāgataḥ | tataḥ kālāṃtare'tīte śvetaketurmahāprabhaḥ

Translation

“ಏವಮಸ್ತು” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ನಾನು ಅವನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅಂತರ್ಧಾನಗೊಂಡೆ. ನಂತರ ಕಾಲ ಕಳೆದಾಗ ಆ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಭ ಶ್ವೇತಕೇತು…

Word by Word

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

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-व्यवहारः; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case, genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तर्द्धानम्: disappearance; invisibility
• अन्तर्द्धानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्द्धान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative), एकवचन

• आगतः: came; reached
• आगतः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having come)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (from there/then)

• कालान्तरे: after some time; in the course of time
• कालान्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘कालस्य अन्तरम्’ (in the interval of time)

• अतीते: having passed; elapsed
• अतीते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘कालान्तरे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (when it had passed)

• श्वेतकेतुः: Śvetaketu
• श्वेतकेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत-केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ‘श्वेतः केतुः’ (one whose banner/mark is white; proper name)

• महाप्रभः: greatly radiant; illustrious
• महाप्रभः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of Śvetaketu)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ‘महान् प्रभः/प्रभा यस्य’ (very radiant/mighty)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śvetaketvīśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva says ‘So be it’ and vanishes; the devotee remains in the sacred place, the air still vibrating with the divine word as time flows onward.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Śvetaketu
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace may appear and withdraw, but the boon stands; the devotee’s path continues through sustained faith rather than constant visions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the boon is granted and the sacred narrative continues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it records the acceptance of the boon and the continuation of the account.