Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80
Devanagari script
आत्मीयं पितरं मुक्त्वा कमन्यं स्तौषि बालक
Transliteration
ātmīyaṃ pitaraṃ muktvā kamanyaṃ stauṣi bālaka
Translation
"സ്വന്തം പിതാവിനെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, ഹേ ബാലകാ, നീ മറ്റാരെയാണ് സ്തുതിക്കുന്നത്?"
Word by Word
ātmīyaṃone's own
ātmīyaṃ:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootātmīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पितरम्)
pitaraṃfather
pitaraṃ:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpitar (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
muktvāhaving abandoned/left
muktvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√muc (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund)
kamwhom
kam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
anyaṃanother
anyaṃ:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कम्)
stauṣiyou praise
stauṣi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√stu (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
bālakaO boy
bālaka:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Hiraṇyakaśipu
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Prahlāda
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close-up confrontation: Hiraṇyakaśipu questions Prahlāda—‘leaving your father, whom do you praise?’ Prahlāda’s face shows compassion, not defiance; the palace setting feels heavy with moral tension.
Characters & Entities
H
HiraṇyakaśipuP
PrahlādaFAQs
Worldly authority demands loyalty, but dharma teaches higher allegiance to the Divine when the two conflict.
This dialogue occurs within the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya framework of Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.
None; it is a confrontational question about the object of praise (stuti).