Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा सुराः सर्वमिदं विचेष्टितं कृत्यानलस्यास्य निबंधनं तथा । प्रलोभनं तोयपुरःसरा द्विषः पुपूजिरे केशवमत्र चारिणम्

Transliteration

jñātvā surāḥ sarvamidaṃ viceṣṭitaṃ kṛtyānalasyāsya nibaṃdhanaṃ tathā | pralobhanaṃ toyapuraḥsarā dviṣaḥ pupūjire keśavamatra cāriṇam

Translation

ເມື່ອເທວະທັງຫຼາຍຮູ້ເຫັນເຫດການທັງໝົດນີ້—ວ່າໄຟອັນຮ້າຍກາດນັ້ນຖືກຜູກມັດຄວບຄຸມແນວໃດ ແລະວ່າສັດຕູຖືກລໍ້ໃຫ້ໄປຂ້າງໜ້າໂດຍມີນ້ຳເປັນຜູ້ນຳແນວໃດ—ພວກເຂົາຈຶ່ງນະມັດສະການບູຊາ ເກສະວະ ຜູ້ເຄື່ອນໄຫວປະຕິບັດຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘idam’ इति विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• viceṣṭitam: the action/undertaking
• viceṣṭitam: Karma (Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-√ceṣṭ (चेष्ट्) (कृदन्त: viceṣṭita)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/कृतप्रत्ययान्त (past participial noun) = ‘what was done/behavior’

• kṛtyā-analasya: of the kṛtyā-fire
• kṛtyā-analasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtyā (प्रातिपदिक) + anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) = ‘fire of the kṛtyā (magic rite)’

• asya: of this/of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nibaṃdhanam: binding/containment
• nibaṃdhanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nibaṃdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यप्रकार (also/likewise)

• pralobhanam: enticement
• pralobhanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pralobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• toya-puraḥsarāḥ: with water leading (them)
• toya-puraḥsarāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) = ‘having water in front/led by water’ (qualifying surāḥ)

• dviṣaḥ: the enemies
• dviṣaḥ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dviṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘enemies’

• pupūjire: worshipped
• pupūjire: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• keśavam: Keśava
• keśavam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• cāriṇam: moving/sojourning
• cāriṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘keśavam’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; traditional frame: Sūta speaking to sages)

Characters & Entities

• Surāḥ (Devas)
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Vaḍavānala (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognizing divine governance behind cosmic stability leads to gratitude, worship, and renewed faith in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as the arena of Keśava’s protective action remembered through tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) is implied—devas honor Keśava after witnessing His protective acts.