Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 145

Devanagari script

घनवाहननामा च गन्धर्वस्तत्र तिष्ठति । भुंक्ते तत्र महाभोगान्देवैरपि सुदुर्लभान्

Transliteration

ghanavāhananāmā ca gandharvastatra tiṣṭhati | bhuṃkte tatra mahābhogāndevairapi sudurlabhān

Translation

അവിടെ ഘനവാഹനൻ എന്ന ഗന്ധർവ്വൻ വസിച്ചു; അവൻ അവിടെ ദേവന്മാർക്കും ലഭിക്കാൻ ദുഷ്കരമായ മഹാഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• घनवाहननामा: named Ghanavāhana
• घनवाहननामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घनवाहन-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; घनवाहन + नामन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—गन्धर्वः इति विशेष्यस्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गन्धर्वः: a Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• तिष्ठति: stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys/partakes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

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

• महाभोगान्: great enjoyments/pleasures
• महाभोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभोग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मपदम्

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• सुदुर्लभान्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक; सु + दुर्लभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—महाभोगान् इति विशेष्यस्य

Speaker

Śiva (continuing the narration to Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ghanavāhana the Gandharva resides in the radiant city, surrounded by luxuries and attendants, enjoying pleasures rare even for gods.

Characters & Entities

• Ghanavāhana
• Gandharva
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic world links status and enjoyment to accumulated merit; extraordinary pleasures are portrayed as fruits of prior dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svayaṃprabhā is the implied locale, depicted as a realm where even god-rare enjoyments are accessible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces a key character for the forthcoming vow-related legend.