Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

तांस्तस्य शरणं प्राप्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा देवः कृपान्वितः । तत्रैव गत्वा त्वरितं प्राह देवाञ्जनार्द्दनः

Transliteration

tāṃstasya śaraṇaṃ prāptāñjñātvā devaḥ kṛpānvitaḥ | tatraiva gatvā tvaritaṃ prāha devāñjanārddanaḥ

Translation

അവർ അവന്റെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചതായി അറിഞ്ഞ കരുണാനിധിയായ ജനാർദ്ദനൻ ഉടൻ അവിടെ ചെന്നു ദേവന്മാരോട് വേഗത്തിൽ സംസാരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāptān: who had reached
• prāptān: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from pra+āp)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘having reached’ (qualifying तान्)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having known/understood’

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṛpā-anvitaḥ: endowed with compassion
• kṛpā-anvitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from anu+ī)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (कृपया अन्वितः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having gone’

• tvaritam: quickly
• tvaritam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvarita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from tvar)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण नपुंसक एकवचन (adverbial accusative): ‘quickly’

• prāha: said/spoke
• prāha: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devān: to the gods
• devān: Karma (Object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• janārddanaḥ: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārddanaḥ: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विष्णोः नाम)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditionally Sūta in many Skanda Purāṇa frames)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana appears suddenly—calm, radiant, compassionate—approaching the gathered devas who have sought refuge; his posture suggests immediate reassurance and command over the situation.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) draws divine compassion; the Lord responds swiftly to protect dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa as a field where divine help manifests for devotees and gods alike.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes refuge and divine protection.