Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि त्यक्त्वा तानि फलानि च । ऋषयो जग्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव दृढव्रताः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | ityuktvā hemagarbhāṇi tyaktvā tāni phalāni ca | ṛṣayo jagmuranyatra sarva eva dṛḍhavratāḥ

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞിട്ട്, ദൃഢവ്രതരായ ഋഷിമാർ ആ സ്വർണ്ണമയ ഫലങ്ങളെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് എല്ലാവരും മറ്റിടത്തേക്ക് പോയി।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले (having done earlier)

• हेमगर्भाणि: gold-embryos / golden contents (objects)
• हेमगर्भाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दृढव्रताः: firm in vows
• दृढव्रताः: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator voice within the dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of sages with matted hair and staffs walk away from a shining heap of golden fruits left on the ground; their faces are calm, their steps resolute, forest-path opening ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True vow-holders choose dharma and detachment over alluring gains, even when those gains appear ‘golden’ or extraordinary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, presenting Prabhāsa as a setting where dharmic resolve is tested and affirmed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it highlights vrata (vowed discipline) and renunciation as inner observances.