Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अद्य मे तेजसः पिंडो जातो ज्ञानं हृदि स्थितम् । अद्य मे कुलशीलं च अद्य मे रूपलक्षणम्

Transliteration

adya me tejasaḥ piṃḍo jāto jñānaṃ hṛdi sthitam | adya me kulaśīlaṃ ca adya me rūpalakṣaṇam

Translation

ഇന്ന് എന്റെ ഉള്ളിൽ തേജസ്സിന്റെ ഘനപിണ്ഡം ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ജ്ഞാനം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതമായി. ഇന്ന് എന്റെ കുലവും ശീലവും പൂർണ്ണമായി; ഇന്ന് എന്റെ രൂപവും ശുഭലക്ഷണങ്ങളും സിദ്ധമായി.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

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

• तेजसः: of radiance, of splendor
• तेजसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पिण्डः: mass, embodiment
• पिण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जातः: has arisen / has been born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अस्ति’ इति लुप्त-क्रिया

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated, established
• स्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ज्ञानम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

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

• कुल-शीलम्: family and conduct
• कुल-शीलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara): ‘कुलं च शीलं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

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

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

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

• रूप-लक्षणम्: form and characteristics
• रूप-लक्षणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara): ‘रूपं च लक्षणं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage at Prabhāsa experiences a sudden inner effulgence: a halo-like tejas around the body, calm face, and a heart-lotus motif signifying established knowledge; the sacred coastal tīrtha landscape with temple silhouettes in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (implied)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True ‘auspiciousness’ is internal: tejas and jñāna established in the heart, expressed outwardly as refined conduct (śīla).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra by context, as the māhātmya being heard is said to generate this transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes spiritual fruits rather than prescribing acts.