Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा देवदेवेशश्चिंतयित्वा पुनःपुनः उवाच वचनं तत्र दुर्वाससमकल्मषम्

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | tacchrutvā devadeveśaściṃtayitvā punaḥpunaḥ uvāca vacanaṃ tatra durvāsasamakalmaṣam

Translation

Prahlāda berkata: Mendengar hal itu, Tuhan para dewa merenung berulang-ulang; lalu di sana Baginda menuturkan kata-kata yang suci tanpa cela kepada Durvāsas.

Word by Word

• प्रह्लादः: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्तृ

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• देवदेवेशः: the Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां देवेशः (lord of the gods)

• चिन्तयित्वा: having reflected
• चिन्तयित्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (repetition: again and again)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म/सम्बन्ध (towards Durvāsas)

• अकल्मषम्: spotless/pure
• अकल्मषम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दुर्वाससम्)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/recipients of the māhātmya narration (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda narrates: the Lord of gods sits in composed posture, eyes lowered in contemplation, then turns to address sage Durvāsas with calm, faultless words; attendants and a sacred setting suggest Dvārakā’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Devadeveśa
• Durvāsas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine counsel arises from thoughtful discernment; dharmic speech is described as ‘akalmaṣa’—free from taint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā-māhātmya’s sacred setting frames the dialogue, presenting Dvārakā as a theatre of divine guidance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces the next instruction given to resolve the situation affecting the vow/observance.