Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

वरं दत्त्वा ततो विष्णुस्तत्रैवान्तर धीयत । सनकाद्या ब्रह्मसुतास्तस्थुस्तत्र समाहिताः

Transliteration

varaṃ dattvā tato viṣṇustatraivāntara dhīyata | sanakādyā brahmasutāstasthustatra samāhitāḥ

Translation

Kemudian Viṣṇu, setelah mengurniakan anugerah, lenyap di tempat itu juga. Sanaka dan para putera Brahmā yang lain tetap berada di sana, tenang dan tenggelam dalam samādhi.

Word by Word

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थक (then/from there)

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• antara: within, out of sight
• antara: Adhikarana (Manner/प्रकाराधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय-शब्दः; 'inwardly/within, out of sight' (as adverb)

• dhīyata: withdrew/vanished (became hidden)
• dhīyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धीयते = 'was placed/withdrew (became hidden)'

• sanakādyāḥ: Sanaka and others
• sanakādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sanakaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām)

• brahmasutāḥ: sons of Brahmā
• brahmasutāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ)

• tasthuḥ: stood, remained
• tasthuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• samāhitāḥ: composed, concentrated
• samāhitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (सम्+आ+धा धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'collected/intent, composed'

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing narration)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Sanaka
• Brahmā
• Brahmasutas (Sanakādi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine encounters at tīrthas culminate in grace (vara) and inner stillness, exemplified by the Sanakādi’s contemplation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā tīrtha-region around Cakratīrtha and the Gomatī’s sanctified zone (chapter context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse highlights boon-granting and meditative abiding of sages at the site.