Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

पंचमे दुःखहर्त्ता च षष्ठे तु पुरुषोत्तमः । श्रीदैत्यसूदनो देवः कल्पे वै सप्तमे स्मृतः

Transliteration

paṃcame duḥkhaharttā ca ṣaṣṭhe tu puruṣottamaḥ | śrīdaityasūdano devaḥ kalpe vai saptame smṛtaḥ

Translation

ໃນກັລປະທີຫ້າ ພຣະອົງຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ «Duḥkhahartā» ຜູ້ກຳຈັດຄວາມທຸກ; ໃນກັລປະທີຫົກ «Puruṣottama» ບຸລຸດສູງສຸດ; ແລະໃນກັລປະທີເຈັດ ເປັນພຣະເທວະ «Śrī-Daityasūdana» ຜູ້ປາບໄດຕະຍະ.

Word by Word

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth (kalpa)
• पञ्चमे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःखहर्ता: remover of sorrow
• दुःखहर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (remover of sorrow)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• षष्ठे: in the sixth (kalpa)
• षष्ठे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• पुरुषोत्तमः: Puruṣottama
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (best among men)

• श्रीदैत्यसूदनः: Śrī-Daityasūdana
• श्रीदैत्यसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (auspicious/Śrī + Daityasūdana)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कल्पे: in the kalpa
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सप्तमे: in the seventh (kalpa)
• सप्तमे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतः: is remembered/was called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the given snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triumphant yet serene Hari: one hand in abhaya (removing sorrow), another holding a weapon symbolizing daitya-slaying; behind him, shadowy daitya forms dissolve into light; pilgrims at Prabhāsa offer prayers.

Characters & Entities

• Duḥkhahartā
• Puruṣottama
• Śrī-Daityasūdana
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the Lord as the remover of sorrow and protector of Dharma strengthens faith that divine grace responds to distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Lord’s epithets and protective deeds are celebrated as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on praise and remembrance of the Lord’s saving power.