Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

आयातं नारदं दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः समुपस्थिताः । प्रभो प्रसादः क्रियतामागंतव्यं गृहे मम

Transliteration

āyātaṃ nāradaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ samupasthitāḥ | prabho prasādaḥ kriyatāmāgaṃtavyaṃ gṛhe mama

Translation

നാരദൻ വന്നെത്തിയത് കണ്ട അവർ വിസ്മയത്തോടെ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് പറഞ്ഞു—“പ്രഭോ, പ്രസാദിക്കണമേ; ദയവായി എന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിലേക്ക് വരണമേ.”

Word by Word

• आयातम्: having come
• आयातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयात (धातु √या ‘गत्यर्थे’ उपसर्ग आ + क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदम्)

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (धातु √स्मि/√स्मय् ‘विस्मये’ क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (समुपस्थिताः इत्यस्य कर्तृ-समूहः)

• समुपस्थिताः: having come forward / present
• समुपस्थिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुपस्थित (धातु √स्था ‘स्थितौ’ उपसर्ग सम्+उप + क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (they) having approached/present

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसादः: favor/grace (a kindness)
• प्रसादः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (let it be done)

• आगन्तव्यम्: (you) should come
• आगन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (ought to be come/you should come)

• गृहे: to the house / in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Daityas/Dānavas (attendants of Bali; addressed to Nārada)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (audience of the māhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada arrives; the assembly rises in astonishment and reverence, extending an invitation to the house/palace.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring a holy guest is dharma; reverence shown to sages invites grace and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya in Prabhāsa, though this verse focuses on guest-reception rather than a rite at the tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, atithi-dharma: inviting and pleasing the guest (a prelude to formal offerings).