Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एतदवस्थतां प्राप्तं तस्मात्तत्रैव गम्यताम् । विष्णुना सह गीर्वाणास्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

Transliteration

etadavasthatāṃ prāptaṃ tasmāttatraiva gamyatām | viṣṇunā saha gīrvāṇāstathā nītirvidhīyatām

Translation

ഇത്തരമൊരു അവസ്ഥ സംഭവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ നാം അവിടേക്കുതന്നെ ഉടൻ പോകാം. ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, വിഷ്ണുവിനോടൊപ്പം യുക്തമായ നയം നിർണ്ണയിക്കപ്പെടട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अवस्थताम्)

• अवस्थताम्: condition, state
• अवस्थताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्तम्: has been reached, has occurred
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate participle: 'has been reached')

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः (ablative used adverbially: therefore)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गम्यताम्: let (us/you) go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे (let it be gone/let (you) go)

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• गीर्वाणाः: the gods (devas)
• गीर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: thus, accordingly
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• नीतिः: policy, course of action
• नीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विधीयताम्: let it be arranged/decided
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense: let it be arranged)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied destination)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Anxious yet resolute devas in council: they acknowledge the dire condition and decide to proceed immediately, inviting Viṣṇu’s presence to determine the right course.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas (Gīrvāṇas)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is restored through coordinated, righteous action—guided by wisdom, not impulse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘there’ refers back to the afflicted sacred locus in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; the prescription is strategic: go to the site and act with Viṣṇu’s counsel.