Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स पार्वत्या देवदेवो महेश्वरः । उवाच परमप्रीतः प्रेम्णा शैलसुतां प्रभुः

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa pārvatyā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | uvāca paramaprītaḥ premṇā śailasutāṃ prabhuḥ

Translation

पार्वतीने असे म्हटल्यावर देवदेव महेश्वर अत्यंत प्रसन्न होऊन शैलसुतेला प्रेमाने उत्तर देऊ लागला.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• uktaḥ: having been spoken to / addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘उक्तः’ (past passive participle: said/addressed)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masc. nom. sg.)

• pārvatyā: by Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (fem. instr. sg.)

• devadevaḥ: god of gods
• devadevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवः’ (masc. nom. sg.)

• maheśvaraḥ: the great Lord (Maheśvara)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् ईश्वरः’ (masc. nom. sg.)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd sg.)

• paramaprītaḥ: extremely pleased
• paramaprītaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमः प्रीतः’ (masc. nom. sg., adjective)

• premṇā: with love
• premṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

• śailasutām: the mountain’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• śailasutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शैलस्य सुताम्’ (fem. acc. sg.)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience; immediate listener is Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, delighted, turns toward Pārvatī with affectionate composure, beginning his explanation. The scene is intimate: Devī as Śailasutā, Śiva as Devadeva, with the Prabhāsa sacred landscape subtly present, signaling that the forthcoming teaching sanctifies the place.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Śailasutā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted in a mood of love and receptivity, not merely argument.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra; the māhātmya situates the teaching within its sanctifying narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition introducing Śiva’s explanation.