Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

पार्थेश्वराख्यमेतद्धि लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति । एवमुक्त्वा ततो वाणी विरराम महीपते

Transliteration

pārtheśvarākhyametaddhi loke khyātiṃ gamiṣyati | evamuktvā tato vāṇī virarāma mahīpate

Translation

ഇത് ‘പാർഥേശ്വര’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ ലോകത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധിയിലേക്കു പോകും. ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ്, ഹേ രാജാവേ, ആ ദിവ്യവാണി നിശ്ശബ്ദമായി.

Word by Word

• पार्थेश्वराख्यम्: named ‘Pārtheśvara’
• पार्थेश्वराख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पार्थेश्वर इति आख्या यस्य)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will attain/go to
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (क्त) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having said)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• वाणी: the voice
• वाणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विरराम: ceased
• विरराम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महीनां पतिः)

Speaker

Vāṇī (a divine voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārtheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (mahīpate) and assembled hearers; the devotee is implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, unseen divine voice resonates in the sky above the shrine; devotees and the king look upward as the name ‘Pārtheśvara’ is proclaimed; then silence descends.

Characters & Entities

• Vāṇī
• Pārtheśvara
• Mahīpati (the king/listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites gain enduring renown through divine sanction and the power of dharmic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pārtheśvara linga/shrine, whose name and fame are proclaimed by a divine voice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; the verse records the divine naming and conclusion of the proclamation.