Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 140

Devanagari script

अन्यन्निदर्शनं तत्र तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि पार्वति

Transliteration

anyannidarśanaṃ tatra tatpravakṣyāmi pārvati

Translation

പാർവതീ, ആ വിഷയത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് അവിടെ ഉള്ള മറ്റൊരു നിദർശനം (ചിഹ്നം/ഉദാഹരണം) ഞാൻ ഇപ്പോൾ നിനക്കു പറയുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• निदर्शनम्: example; illustration
• निदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक-विशेषण (निदर्शनम्)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will tell; I will explain
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva pauses and promises Pārvatī an additional illustration; the composition focuses on the teacher’s gesture and the attentive listener, with the Prabhāsa shrine implied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural teaching often proceeds by ‘nidarśana’—examples that protect faith in tīrthas when doubt arises.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a transition verse introducing further explanation.