Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय जगाम रघुनंदनः । आनयामास शीघ्रं स फलानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

sa tatheti pratijñāya jagāma raghunaṃdanaḥ | ānayāmāsa śīghraṃ sa phalāni vividhāni ca

Translation

Dengan berjanji, “Demikianlah,” dia pun pergi; dan Raghunandana itu segera membawa pulang pelbagai jenis buah-buahan.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति-√ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रघुनन्दनः: descendant/son of Raghu
• रघुनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रघोः नन्दनः)

• आनयामास: brought
• आनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण; नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; फलानि इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator-voice within the Purāṇic dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa departs swiftly and returns with a bundle/basket of assorted fruits, conveying efficiency and devotion to the śrāddha preparation.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Raghunandana (Raghu-line prince)
• Fruits (phalāni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt, disciplined service supports sacred rites; dharma is upheld through timely action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains situated at Prabhāsakṣetra, focused on Puṣkara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bringing suitable offerings (fruits) for the Śrāddha ceremony.