Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो लज्जा समभवत्तत्र मे रघुनन्दन । पित्रा तत्र महाबाहो मनोज्ञानि शुभानि च

Transliteration

tato lajjā samabhavattatra me raghunandana | pitrā tatra mahābāho manojñāni śubhāni ca

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ രഘുനന്ദന, അവിടെ എനിക്ക് ലജ്ജ തോന്നി. അവിടെയേ, ഹേ മഹാബാഹോ, എന്റെ പിതാവ് മനോഹരവും മംഗളകരവുമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഒരുക്കി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Hetu/Kala (Cause/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे अव्यय (thereupon/therefore)

• लज्जा: shame
• लज्जा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समभवत्: arose/occurred
• समभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)

• रघुनन्दन: O descendant who delights Raghu (Rāma)
• रघुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (रघोः नन्दनः)

• पित्रा: by (my) father
• पित्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• मनोज्ञानि: pleasing to the mind
• मनोज्ञानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (शुभानि इति/अर्थे)

• शुभानि: auspicious things
• शुभानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unclear from snippet; dialogue addresses Rāma (Raghunandana), suggesting a narrator recounting an episode involving Rāghava in the Prabhāsa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Raghunandana’ (Rāma) addressed; also ‘rājendra’ appears later in sequence, suggesting a royal audience across the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker, addressed by a Raghu-line hero, lowers his gaze in shame; nearby, the father figure arranges auspicious ritual items—flowers, vessels, cloth, and offerings—signaling a turn from distress to remedy.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Raghu lineage

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and moral sensitivity (lajjā) accompany sacred duty; auspicious acts performed under elders’ guidance support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with Puṣkara-tīrtha appearing in adjacent verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only general mention of auspicious arrangements; explicit śrāddha/dāna prescriptions occur in the subsequent verses.