Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा यद्राज्ञा समुदीरितम् । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे शिवरात्र्या उपोषणे

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yadrājñā samudīritam | gamanāya matiṃ cakre śivarātryā upoṣaṇe

Translation

രാജാവ് ഉച്ചരിച്ച വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ അവൾ പോകാൻ തീരുമാനിച്ചു—ശിവരാത്രിയുടെ രാത്രിയിൽ ഉപവാസവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• यत्: which (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense; by the king/करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुदीरितम्: uttered, spoken
• समुदीरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of यत्/वचनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उद्+ईर् (धातु) → समुदीरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गमनाय: for going
• गमनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient; for going/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रे: made, formed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शिवरात्र्याः: of Śivarātri
• शिवरात्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपोषणे: in the fast (observance)
• उपोषणे: Adhikarana (Location/occasion; in the fast/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After hearing the king’s words, the queen makes up her mind to go and to fast on Śivarātri night.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is strengthened by vrata: inner discipline (fasting) aligns the seeker with Śiva’s grace and the tīrtha’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the implied destination, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śivarātri upoṣaṇa—fasting/observance on the night of Śivarātri.