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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

निषादा ऊचुः । अज्ञानात्कृतपापानामस्माकं क्षन्तुमर्हसि । किं वा कार्यं प्रियं तेऽद्य तदाज्ञापय सुव्रत

Transliteration

niṣādā ūcuḥ | ajñānātkṛtapāpānāmasmākaṃ kṣantumarhasi | kiṃ vā kāryaṃ priyaṃ te'dya tadājñāpaya suvrata

Translation

നിഷാദർ പറഞ്ഞു—അജ്ഞാനവശാൽ പാപം ചെയ്ത ഞങ്ങളെ ക്ഷമിക്കണമേ. ഇന്ന് നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് പ്രിയമായ ഏത് സേവയാണ് ഞങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യേണ്ടത്? ഹേ സുവ്രത, ആജ്ഞാപിക്കണം.

Word by Word
niṣādāḥthe Niṣādas (fisherfolk)
niṣādāḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootniṣāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Nominative plural)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच् धातु; परस्मैपद)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)
ajñānātout of ignorance
ajñānāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/हेतु-अपादान), एकवचन (Ablative singular)
kṛta-pāpānāmof us who have committed sin
kṛta-pāpānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛta + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुवचन, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), पुंलिङ्ग (asmākam-सम्बन्धेन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (kṛta) + तत्पुरुषः — “having done sins”
asmākamof us
asmākam:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Genitive plural)
kṣantumto forgive
kṣantum:
Prayojana (Purpose; complement of arhasi)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣam (क्षमुँ धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive) — “to forgive”
arhasiyou ought; you are fit
arhasi:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√arh (अर्ह् धातु)
Formलट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular); परस्मैपद
kimwhat
kim:
Karman (Object; of ājñāpaya)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (interrogative; here as object)
vāor; rather
vā:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)
kāryamtask; thing to be done
kāryam:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + यत्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here as interrogated object)
priyamdear; pleasing
priyam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootpriya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; kāryam-विशेषण
tefor you; to you
te:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान) एकवचन (Dative singular)
adyatoday; now
adya:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)
tatthat
tat:
Karman (Object; of ājñāpaya)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)
ājñāpayacommand; tell
ājñāpaya:
Kriyā (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + णिच् (causative ājñāpayati)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular); परस्मैपद; णिच्
suvrataO virtuous one
suvrata:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-vrata (प्रातिपदिक; su + vrata)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — “good-vowed/virtuous one”
Speaker

Niṣādas (fisherfolk)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of fishermen kneel with folded hands before the radiant sage, faces softened by remorse. One spokesman pleads for forgiveness and asks what service to perform; the sage stands calm, embodying kṣamā and authority.

Characters & Entities
N
Niṣādas
Ā
Āpastamba

FAQs

Acknowledging wrongdoing, seeking forgiveness, and offering service are dharmic steps toward purification.

The repentance scene occurs within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse models confession, seeking kṣamā (forgiveness), and offering sevā.

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