Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स भगवांस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । ततः प्रभां पुनर्लेभे रात्रिनाथो वरानने

Transliteration

evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃstatraivāṃtaradhīyata | tataḥ prabhāṃ punarlebhe rātrinātho varānane

Translation

Setelah bersabda demikian, Tuhan Yang Terpuji lenyap di tempat itu juga. Maka Dewa Malam, Sang Bulan, memperoleh kembali sinarnya, wahai yang berwajah elok.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: “thus”)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having said)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis: indeed/just)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (अन्तर्धा—अन्तर्धीयते)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरकालवाचक (then/thereupon)

• प्रभाम्: radiance, light
• प्रभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• लेभे: obtained, regained
• लेभे: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रात्रिनाथः: lord of the night (the Moon)
• रात्रिनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rātryāḥ nāthaḥ)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरम् आननम् यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā (addressed as ‘O fair-faced one’ in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After issuing commands, the Lord dissolves from sight at the very spot; the Moon, previously dim, brightens in the sky, bathing the coastal shrine and ocean in renewed silver light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhagavān)
• Candra (Soma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace restores what is diminished; sincere turning to Śiva leads to renewal and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Soma’s lost brilliance is regained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it reports the fruit (radiance restored) resulting from the divine instruction and forthcoming rites.