Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

गत्वा तु सत्वरं सांबः प्रणाममकरोत्पितुः । निर्द्दिष्टमासनं भेजे यथाभावेन विष्णुना

Transliteration

gatvā tu satvaraṃ sāṃbaḥ praṇāmamakarotpituḥ | nirddiṣṭamāsanaṃ bheje yathābhāvena viṣṇunā

Translation

പിന്നെ സാംബൻ വേഗത്തിൽ ചെന്നു പിതാവിന് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്തു. വിഷ്ണു നിർദ്ദേശിച്ച ആസനം യഥോചിതമായ മര്യാദയോടെ അവൻ സ്വീകരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: गम्; अर्थे: पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having gone)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (but/indeed)

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative), शीघ्रार्थे (quickly)

• सांबः: Sāmba
• सांबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रणामम्: salutation/bow
• प्रणामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अकरोत्: made/did
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निर्दिष्टम्: indicated/assigned
• निर्दिष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘निर्दिष्ट’ = indicated/assigned

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भेजे: took/occupied
• भेजे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यथाभावेन: according to propriety/as appropriate
• यथाभावेन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (yathā-bhāva = according to the proper manner/state); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karta (Agent in passive sense / by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Not specified in provided excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba enters swiftly, bows deeply to his father, then sits on the seat indicated by Viṣṇu; the assembly is orderly, with a palpable sacred authority guiding movement.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Viṣṇu
• father (pituḥ, contextually Kṛṣṇa/Vāsudeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and proper etiquette—bowing to elders and following rightful instruction—are presented as dharma even within royal-divine settings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting frames the narrative, implying the sanctity of assemblies held in its environs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it highlights behavioral dharma (praṇāma, respectful seating).