Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तमुवाचाथ गोविंदः प्रहसञ्छ्लक्ष्णया गिरा

Transliteration

tamuvācātha goviṃdaḥ prahasañchlakṣṇayā girā

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഗോവിന്ദൻ പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ, മൃദുവായ വാക്കുകളിൽ അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മൻ, കേൾക്ക…”

Word by Word

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (sequencing particle: ‘then’)

• गोविन्दः: Govinda
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रहसन्: smiling/laughing
• प्रहसन्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘हसन्’ इति क्रियाविशेषणभावः

• श्लक्ष्णया: with gentle
• श्लक्ष्णया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• गिरा: speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Govinda (Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Govinda smiles softly and begins to speak; Brahmā listens attentively, the void now feeling luminous and safe.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction is depicted as compassionate—truth is communicated with gentleness, not harshness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.