Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्याभिवादनं कार्यं नित्यमेव च पुत्रक । ततो वयमनेनैव दृष्टा बालेन सत्तम

Transliteration

tasyābhivādanaṃ kāryaṃ nityameva ca putraka | tato vayamanenaiva dṛṣṭā bālena sattama

Translation

“Wahai anakku, hendaklah engkau sentiasa mempersembahkan salam hormat kepada baginda.” Maka demikianlah, kami sendiri telah dilihat oleh budak ini, wahai insan termulia.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• abhivādanam: salutation/greeting
• abhivādanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhivādana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• kāryam: to be done/should be done
• kāryam: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + yat)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• putraka: O dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; स्नेहार्थक

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• anena: by this (one)/by him
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• dṛṣṭāḥ: were seen
• dṛṣṭāḥ: Kriya (Predication/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘vayam’ इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• bālena: by the boy
• bālena: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• sattama: O best one
• sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठ’ अर्थे

Speaker

Ṛṣis (continuing their reply to Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The instruction concludes: ‘Always salute.’ The sages point out that the boy indeed saw them and honored them—an immediate validation of the teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Saptarṣi
• dvija
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily reverence toward the worthy is itself a form of dharma that draws grace and right outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, illustrating Prabhāsa’s role in shaping dharmic behavior.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhivādana is prescribed as a nitya-kartavya (daily duty), especially toward dvijas/elders.