Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सोऽपि राजा महाभागो वेणुः शंभोः प्रसादतः । शाश्वतं स्थानमापन्नो दुर्ल्लभं त्रिदशैरपि

Transliteration

so'pi rājā mahābhāgo veṇuḥ śaṃbhoḥ prasādataḥ | śāśvataṃ sthānamāpanno durllabhaṃ tridaśairapi

Translation

ആ മഹാഭാഗ്യശാലിയായ രാജാവ് വേണുവും ശംഭുവിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ശാശ്വതമായ ധാമം പ്രാപിച്ചു; അത് ദേവന്മാർക്കും ദുർലഭം.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाभागः: very fortunate
• महाभागः: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेणुः: Venu
• वेणुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: by/through the grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (causal sense)

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Karma-visheshana (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम् इत्यस्य)

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle in sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्त/आगत’

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma-visheshana (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे ‘even’ (अतिशय/अपवाद)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crowned king Veṇu stands with folded hands before an unseen Śambhu; a radiant path or celestial gateway opens, indicating the ‘śāśvata sthāna’ attained by grace.

Characters & Entities

• Veṇu
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Tridaśa (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace crowns steady devotion with the highest spiritual attainment—an eternal state surpassing ordinary heavenly rewards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda Khaṇḍa sacred shrine context is implicitly glorified as the arena where devotion matures into Śambhu’s liberating favor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse is a result-statement (phala): steadfast devotion centered on pradakṣiṇā, supported by Śiva’s prasāda, leads to a supreme, enduring attainment.