Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततः कश्चिदृषिस्तत्र लोमशस्तु महातपाः । नाभागमब्रवीन्मा भैस्तोषयिष्यामि तं मुनिम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kaścidṛṣistatra lomaśastu mahātapāḥ | nābhāgamabravīnmā bhaistoṣayiṣyāmi taṃ munim

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ທີ່ນັ້ນມີ຤ິສີຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຊື່ ໂລມະສະ ຜູ້ມີຕະປະອັນຍິ່ງ ປາກົດຂຶ້ນ. ລາວກ່າວກັບນາພາກະວ່າ «ຢ່າຢ້ານເລີຍ; ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ມຸນີນັ້ນພໍໃຈ»។

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-kala-adhikarana (देश/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• कश्चित्: a certain
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ऋषेः नाम)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')

• महातपाः: of great austerity
• महातपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोमशस्य)

• नाभागम्: Nābhāga
• नाभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle, used with imperative)

• भैः: fear
• भैः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'मा' सह निषेध (prohibition)

• तोषयिष्यामि: I will satisfy
• तोषयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मुनिम्-विशेषण)

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic Lomaśa arrives suddenly in the sacred precinct, radiating tapas; he raises a reassuring hand toward the anxious king, promising to appease the offended sage.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Nabhāga
• Muni (unnamed sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear is dispelled through righteous guidance; a realized sage directs one toward dharmic means of appeasement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a sacred landscape where sages, vows, and merits are revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied act of ‘toṣaṇa’—appeasing a sage—typically accomplished through dāna and respectful service.