Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

आगत्य विष्णुना सर्वे भुजे धृत्वा निवारिताः । अस्यार्थे किमहो वादः क्रियते भोः परस्परम्

Transliteration

āgatya viṣṇunā sarve bhuje dhṛtvā nivāritāḥ | asyārthe kimaho vādaḥ kriyate bhoḥ parasparam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ വിഷ്ണു വന്ന് തന്റെ ഭുജങ്ങളാൽ എല്ലാവരെയും തടഞ്ഞു: “ഹേ, ഈ കാര്യത്തിനായി നിങ്ങൾ തമ്മിൽ തമ്മിൽ എന്തിന് കലഹിക്കുന്നു?” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: आ-गम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• विष्णुना: by Vishnu
• विष्णुना: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• भुजे: on/at (his) two arms
• भुजे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), द्विवचन

• धृत्वा: having held
• धृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: धृ; क्रियाविशेषण

• निवारिताः: were restrained/prevented
• निवारिताः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वारय् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अर्थे: in/for the matter
• अर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Topic/Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अहो: indeed!/alas!/oh
• अहो: Sambodhana/Avyaya (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार/निपात (exclamatory particle)

• वादः: argument/quarrel
• वादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• क्रियते: is being done/raised
• क्रियते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भोः: O! (hey)
• भोः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• परस्परम्: with one another
• परस्परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (reciprocal adverb)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (as quoted within the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu steps between the factions, extending his strong arms to hold back devas and asuras alike; his calm face contrasts with their heated expressions as he questions their quarrel.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved by restraint and right counsel; divine leadership curbs chaos born of passion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), whose Māhātmya presents Viṣṇu’s dhārmic intervention as part of the place’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on ethical restraint and preventing adharma.