Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

भूयोऽद्य पुनरेवास्य दोषस्योपशमक्रियाम् । कर्तुं त्वमेव शक्तोऽसि नान्यस्त्राता दिवौक साम्

Transliteration

bhūyo'dya punarevāsya doṣasyopaśamakriyām | kartuṃ tvameva śakto'si nānyastrātā divauka sām

Translation

ഇന്നും വീണ്ടും ഈ ദോഷത്തെ ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പരിഹാരക്രിയ നടത്താൻ നീയൊന്നേ ശേഷിയുള്ളൂ; സ്വർഗവാസികൾക്ക് നിന്നൊഴികെ മറ്റൊരു രക്ഷകനില്ല।

Word by Word

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'again, further'

• adya: today, now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (time adverb): 'today/now'

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'again'

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis): 'indeed/only'

• asya: of this
• asya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• doṣasya: of the fault
• doṣasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• upaśama-kriyām: the act of pacification/remedy
• upaśama-kriyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upaśama (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (upaśamasya kriyā)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; 'to do'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• eva: alone
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): 'alone/indeed'

• śaktaḥ: able
• śaktaḥ: Kriya-puraka (Predicate complement/क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• anyaḥ: another (person)
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• trātā: savior
• trātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• divaukasām: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• divaukasām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas (addressing Viṣṇu/Janārdana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, anxious about a recurring fault, implore Viṣṇu: only you can perform the pacifying remedy; no other savior exists for the heavenly ones—an intense tableau of surrender.

Characters & Entities

• Divaukas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of disorder, refuge in the divine protector and pursuit of remediation restores dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The appeal is framed within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a stage of divine safeguarding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the focus is on ‘upaśama-kriyā’—a corrective act to pacify the affliction.