Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अजरश्चामरश्चैव सर्वशोकविवर्जितः । महायोगी महावीर्यो योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | ajaraścāmaraścaiva sarvaśokavivarjitaḥ | mahāyogī mahāvīryo yogaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—നീ അജരനും അമരനും ആയി, സർവ്വശോകവിവർജിതനാകും; മഹായോഗിയും മഹാവീര്യവാനും ആയി, യോഗൈശ്വര്യസമ്പന്നനാകും.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• अजरः: ageless
• अजरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• अमरः: deathless/immortal
• अमरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• सर्वशोकविवर्जितः: free from all sorrow
• सर्वशोकविवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-शोक-विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + शोक + वि-√वृज्(वर्ज्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (past passive participle sense: ‘devoid of’)

• महायोगी: great yogin
• महायोगी: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + योगिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• महावीर्यः: of great potency
• महावीर्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितः: endowed with yogic powers
• योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-ऐश्वर्य-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; योग + ऐश्वर्य + सम्-√अन्वि + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (endowed with)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jaigīṣavya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks the boon: the sage is bathed in a luminous aura; symbols of time (aging) and death recede; the atmosphere becomes radiant and still, suggesting yoga-aiśvarya and śoka-śūnyatā.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can perfect the seeker—removing grief and granting yogic mastery when the aspiration is pure and liberation-centered.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose sacred potency is implied as the backdrop for extraordinary yogic fruition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse describes the fruit (phala) of devotion and yogic pursuit blessed by Īśvara.