Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

इत्येवं कथितश्चन्द्र ब्राह्मणानां गुणार्णवः । कुरुष्वानन्तरं कार्य्यं यद्ब्रवीम्यहमेव ते

Transliteration

ityevaṃ kathitaścandra brāhmaṇānāṃ guṇārṇavaḥ | kuruṣvānantaraṃ kāryyaṃ yadbravīmyahameva te

Translation

ഹേ ചന്ദ്രാ! ഇങ്ങനെ ബ്രാഹ്മണരുടെ ഗുണസമുദ്രം വിവരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഇനി ഞാൻ പറയുന്ന അടുത്ത കര്‍മ്മം നീ നിർവഹിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evaṃ: in this way
• evaṃ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• kathitaḥ: addressed/told (to), spoken
• kathitaḥ: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कथ्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; चन्द्र-विशेषण

• candra: O Moon
• candra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• brāhmaṇānām: of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• guṇārṇavaḥ: ocean of virtues
• guṇārṇavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa-arṇava (प्रातिपदिक; guṇa + arṇava)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुणानाम् अर्णवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuruṣva: do, perform
• kuruṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• anantaram: next, immediately following
• anantaram: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कार्य्यम्-विशेषण

• kāryyam: the act/task to be done
• kāryyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कृ-धातु से, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• bravīmi: I say, I tell
• bravīmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm teaching scene: Śiva (or a divine narrator) addresses Candra respectfully; Candra listens with folded hands. The background suggests Prabhāsa’s sacred coast/temple, indicating that the discourse is embedded in pilgrimage space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After establishing Brāhmaṇa-mahima, the text pivots to practical obedience to divine instruction—dharma must be enacted, not only praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose māhātmya this Śaiva dialogue is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming instruction is indicated; this verse serves as a transition to the next prescribed act.