Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवंविधं समासाद्य तदाश्रमपदं गुरु । कौतुकाद्द्रष्टुमारब्धाः सर्वे देवा मनोरमम्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ samāsādya tadāśramapadaṃ guru | kautukāddraṣṭumārabdhāḥ sarve devā manoramam

Translation

Setelah tiba di pertapaan yang mulia itu, yang begitu menakjubkan rupanya, semua dewa, kerana rasa ingin tahu, mula memandang tempat yang mempesona itu.

Word by Word

• एवंविधम्: of such a kind
• एवंविधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• समासाद्य: having approached/reached
• समासाद्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोग (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative as qualifier)

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-place
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम + पद (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• गुरु: O venerable one
• गुरु: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Vocative, Singular; adjective)

• कौतुकात्: out of curiosity
• कौतुकात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive (to see)

• आरब्धाः: having set out/begun
• आरब्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• मनोरमम्: charming/delightful
• मनोरमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All the gods arrive at the venerable hermitage and begin to behold it attentively, moved by curiosity and delight at its beauty and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dadhīci (implied)
• Āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods honor and seek the presence of tapas-filled places, teaching reverence for ṛṣi-heritage and sacred spaces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The āśrama-pada (hermitage-site) of Ṛṣi Dadhīci in the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse depicts devotional visitation and darśana (beholding) of a sanctified place.