Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एतन्मे संशयं सर्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

etanme saṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi

Translation

എന്റെ ഈ സമഗ്രമായ സംശയം യഥാവിധി, വ്യക്തമായി പൂർണ്ണമായി വിശദീകരിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire/all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘वृत्तान्तम्/विषयम्’ or the whole matter)

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly/accurately)

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → वक्तुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय, infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to speak/tell’

• अर्हसि: you are able/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (the Goddess as interlocutor) respectfully requests the Lord to resolve a doubt fully; a calm, didactic setting before the sacred narrative begins.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent inquiry is treated as a legitimate path to understanding tīrtha-māhātmya and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the discussion centers on Prabhāsa-pañcaka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for authoritative clarification.