Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यत्नं कुरु विभो त्रैलोक्यहितकाम्यया

Transliteration

tasmādyatnaṃ kuru vibho trailokyahitakāmyayā

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ വിഭോ, ത്രിലോകങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് നീ പരിശ്രമിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yatnam: effort
• yatnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• kuru: do/make
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• trailokya-hita-kāmyayā: with the desire for the welfare of the three worlds
• trailokya-hita-kāmyayā: Hetu/Instrument (Reason/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य हितस्य काम्या)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn exhortation in a sacred landscape: a revered speaker urges a mighty figure to strive for the welfare of the three worlds, with Prabhāsa’s coastal sanctity implied.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brahmā
• Three worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True authority is measured by working for the welfare of all realms, not merely by power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred context of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an appeal for decisive divine action for universal good.