Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

आपस्तंबो मुनिस्तत्र लोमशश्च महामनाः । वरैस्तं विविधैरिष्टैश्छंदयामासतुर्नृपम्

Transliteration

āpastaṃbo munistatra lomaśaśca mahāmanāḥ | varaistaṃ vividhairiṣṭaiśchaṃdayāmāsaturnṛpam

Translation

അവിടെ മുനി ആപസ്തംബനും മഹാമനസ്സനായ ലോമശനും, ഇഷ്ടമായ നാനാവിധ വരങ്ങൾ നൽകി ആ രാജാവിനെ സന്തോഷിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• आपस्तम्बः: Āpastamba
• आपस्तम्बः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपस्तम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आपस्तम्बस्य विशेषण-रूपेण

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

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordinator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महामनाः: great-minded
• महामनाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा+मनस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (लोमशस्य)

• वरैः: with boons
• वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वरैः)

• इष्टैः: desired/pleasing
• इष्टैः: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; इष् धातु → इष्ट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वरैः)

• छन्दयामासतुः: they pleased/propitiated
• छन्दयामासतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छन्दय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two venerable sages—Āpastaṃba and Lomasha—stand or sit before the king, blessing him; the king bows, ministers behind him. The setting hints at Prabhāsa’s sacred precinct near the sea/temple.

Characters & Entities

• Āpastaṃba
• Lomaśa
• nṛpati (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rulers honor saints, blessings arise that refine kingship toward dharma rather than mere worldly gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the setting where sages bestow boons and dharma becomes tangible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No fixed rite; the implied practice is honoring saints at the tīrtha and receiving their guidance and blessings.