Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तेषां नामानि वक्ष्यामि यान्यतीतानि मे पुरा । आद्ये कृतयुगे तानि शृणु देवि यथार्थतः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi yānyatītāni me purā | ādye kṛtayuge tāni śṛṇu devi yathārthataḥ

Translation

Aku akan menyatakan kepada-Mu nama-nama mereka sebagaimana adanya pada zaman purba. Dengarlah, wahai Dewi, nama yang mereka sandang pada zaman pertama, Kṛtayuga, dengan benar dan tepat.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of them)

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (which)

• अतीतानि: that have passed (in former times)
• अतीतानि: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-इ (धातु) → अतीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past/elapsed)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (my)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (formerly)

• आद्ये: in the first
• आद्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (in the first)

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta Yuga
• कृतयुगे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत-युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (कृतं युगम्)

• तानि: those (names)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथार्थतः: truthfully, as it is
• यथार्थतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (truly/accurately)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teaching scene: Śiva (or a sage-voice) seated, addressing Devī with a gesture of instruction; palm-leaf manuscript or rosary in hand; the backdrop hints at Prabhāsa’s sacred coast and temple silhouettes.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kṛtayuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred names and forms are preserved through time; hearing them with faith is presented as a truthful transmission of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha), the celebrated Shaiva sacred geography of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the act emphasized is attentive listening (śravaṇa) to the sacred account.