Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते तैस्तथा देव अहं शीघ्रमिहागतः । शृणु चेमं गृहाण त्वं यथेष्टं कुरु मे प्रभो

Transliteration

ityukte taistathā deva ahaṃ śīghramihāgataḥ | śṛṇu cemaṃ gṛhāṇa tvaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ kuru me prabho

Translation

ഹേ ദേവാ! അവർ അങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ വേഗത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ എത്തി. ഇനി ഇത് കേട്ട് സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ; ഹേ പ്രഭോ, നിനക്കിഷ്ടമുള്ളപോലെ ചെയ്യുക.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणचिह्न

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Kartr-karana (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• आगतः: came
• आगतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गृहाण: take/accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथेष्टम्: as you wish
• यथेष्टम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथेष्ट (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः—यथा + इष्टम्; क्रियाविशेषण (according to desire)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my/for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Nandin (reporting to Śiva/Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara/Īśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The messenger returns swiftly to Śiva at Prabhāsa, hands folded, presenting his report/offer and requesting the Lord to decide as He wills.

Characters & Entities

• Nandin
• Śiva (Īśvara/Mahādeva)
• Mahārṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself as swift obedience and humble surrender to the Lord’s will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting for this Śaiva dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse models the dharma of a devotee-attendant—promptness and submission.