Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । प्रसन्नो यदि मे देव वरार्हो यदि चाऽप्यहम् । अत्र स्थाने त्वया स्थेयं यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | prasanno yadi me deva varārho yadi cā'pyaham | atra sthāne tvayā stheyaṃ yāvattiṣṭhati medinī

Translation

ദുർവാസാവ് പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ ദേവാ, നിങ്ങൾ എനിക്കു പ്രസന്നനാണെങ്കിൽ, ഞാൻ വരത്തിന് അർഹനാണെങ്കിൽ, ഭൂമി നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്രയും കാലം ഈ സ്ഥാനത്ത് തന്നെ നിങ്ങൾ വസിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; pra-√sad + na)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of devaḥ implied ‘tvam’)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Conditional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तसूचक conjunction: “if”)

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

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; संबोधन

• varārhaḥ: worthy of a boon
• varārhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara-arha (प्रातिपदिक; वर + अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of aham)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Conditional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय conjunction: “and”)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle: “also/even”)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (of implied request)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक adverb: “here”)

• sthāne: in this place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृकरण (agent in passive/gerundive construction)

• stheyam: should remain
• stheyam: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + ya (यत्/तव्यत्; gerundive)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे विधेय कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे: “it should be stayed” = “you should stay”

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Limit marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पर्यन्तवाचक: “as long as/until”)

• tiṣṭhati: stands/remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• medinī: the earth
• medinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durvāsā-Āditya-sthāna at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, humble yet resolute, asks Sūrya to remain at Prabhāsa ‘as long as the earth endures’; the composition emphasizes vow, permanence, and sacred geography.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Sūrya
• Medinī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not wealth but enduring divine presence that sanctifies a place for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Durvāsā seeks to establish Sūrya’s lasting abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, deity-installation and residence (pratiṣṭhā/sānnidhya) are indicated, though no step-by-step rite is detailed.