Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

पतनं नरके घोरे भविष्यति न संशयः । त्वया सह न संदेहो यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

patanaṃ narake ghore bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | tvayā saha na saṃdeho yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

ഘോര നരകത്തിലേക്കുള്ള പതനം ഉണ്ടാകും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല; നിനക്കൊപ്പവും, നിശ്ചയമായി, ആഭൂതസമ്പ്ലവം (മഹാപ്രളയം) വരെ അത് തുടരും.

Word by Word

• पतनम्: fall; downfall
• पतनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (agrees with नरके)

• भविष्यति: will be; will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not; no
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वया: with you; by you
• त्वया: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable of accompaniment)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यावत्: until; as long as
• यावत्: Avadhi (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (limitative: 'until/as long as')

• आभूतसंप्लवम्: until the cosmic dissolution/deluge
• आभूतसंप्लवम्: Avadhi (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभूत + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक); components: आ-भूत (up to the elements) + सं-प्लव (deluge)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अवध्यर्थे (as object of 'until')

Speaker

Pretas (contextual continuation of their speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā/Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candraśarman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The pretas utter a stark prophecy of falling into terrible hell until cosmic dissolution; the atmosphere darkens, suggesting vast time and moral gravity.

Characters & Entities

• naraka
• ābhūtasamplava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Severe dharmic offences can yield prolonged suffering; the text urges vigilance and timely correction through proper practice and expiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, Dvārakā’s sacred discipline is upheld by contrasting it with the dire fate of those who violate its Vaiṣṇava observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it functions as a deterrent warning about consequences.