Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

किरीटिनं पीतवस्त्रं साक्षात्सूर्यमिवोदितम् । तमुवाचाथ सावित्री प्रणम्य मधुराक्षरम्

Transliteration

kirīṭinaṃ pītavastraṃ sākṣātsūryamivoditam | tamuvācātha sāvitrī praṇamya madhurākṣaram

Translation

ລາວສວມມົງກຸດ ແລະນຸ່ງຜ້າສີເຫຼືອງ ສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງດວງອາທິດທີ່ພຶ້ງຂຶ້ນ. ສາວິຕຣີກໍກົ້ມກາບ ແລ້ວເວົ້າດ້ວຍຖ້ອຍຄໍາອ່ອນຫວານ.

Word by Word

• किरीटिनम्: crowned, wearing a diadem
• किरीटिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीटिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पीतवस्त्रम्: wearing yellow garments
• पीतवस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; पीत + वस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• सूर्यम्: the sun
• सूर्यम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• इव: like, as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक-निपात (comparative particle)

• उदितम्: risen, appeared
• उदितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त; √उद् (उद्/उद्-गत्यर्थे) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक विशेषणम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समयान्वयार्थक (then/thereupon)

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed)

• मधुराक्षरम्: sweet-worded, with sweet syllables
• मधुराक्षरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर-अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक; मधुर + अक्षर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचनस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, crowned figure in yellow stands before Sāvitrī, shining like the morning sun; she bows and addresses him with gentle, respectful words.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Yama (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even before fearsome powers, dharma begins with humility—reverence and measured speech are portrayed as spiritual strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself focuses on the epiphany-like appearance rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the implied dharmic act is praṇāma (obeisance) and courteous speech.