Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स एव पर्वतं चात्र प्रेषयिष्यति भूधरः । येन स्यात्परिपूर्णं च श्वभ्रमेतन्महात्मना

Transliteration

sa eva parvataṃ cātra preṣayiṣyati bhūdharaḥ | yena syātparipūrṇaṃ ca śvabhrametanmahātmanā

Translation

ആ പർവ്വതധാരിയായ ഹിമവാനേ ഇവിടെ ഒരു പർവ്വതം അയക്കും; ആ മഹാത്മാവിന്റെ ശക്തിയാൽ ഈ ഗർത്തം പൂർണ്ണമായി നിറയും.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• parvatam: the mountain
• parvatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• atra: here
• atra: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• preṣayiṣyati: will send
• preṣayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√iṣ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative (णिजन्त)

• bhūdharaḥ: the mountain-bearer (Himavat)
• bhūdharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/उपायार्थे (by which/whereby)

• syāt: might become, would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• paripūrṇam: completely full
• paripūrṇam: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्तृ-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paripūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (śvabhram इत्यस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• śvabhram: the pit
• śvabhram: Karta (Subject in syāt-clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvabhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (śvabhram इत्यस्य)

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-करणभावे (by the great-souled one)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta’s narration within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine-personified Himavān, regal and mountain-bodied, gestures as if commanding a smaller mountain mass to travel; the chasm is shown awaiting filling, emphasizing cosmic-scale intervention.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• bhūdhara
• śvabhra
• parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great beings support dharma by removing obstacles; cooperation with the righteous brings swift resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda sacred landscape is implied, focusing on safeguarding an āśrama environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes providential assistance rather than a formal ritual.