Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

भविष्यं यद्भवं देव वर्तमानं विचिंत्यताम् । अयं च वामनो भूत्वा विष्णुर्यास्यति तां पुरीम्

Transliteration

bhaviṣyaṃ yadbhavaṃ deva vartamānaṃ viciṃtyatām | ayaṃ ca vāmano bhūtvā viṣṇuryāsyati tāṃ purīm

Translation

“Wahai dewa, pertimbangkanlah apa yang bakal datang dan apa yang sedang berlaku. Kerana Viṣṇu ini akan menjelma sebagai Vāmana lalu pergi ke kota itu.”

Word by Word

• भविष्यम्: the future
• भविष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• भवम्: what is to occur/event
• भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• वर्तमानम्: the present (state)
• वर्तमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्तमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विचिन्त्यताम्: let (it) be considered
• विचिन्त्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे (let it be considered)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• वामनः: Vāmana (the dwarf)
• वामनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), अव्यय

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषण

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor-figure urges a god to contemplate future and present; in a visionary overlay, Viṣṇu appears as the dwarf Vāmana, poised to enter a city—small in stature yet cosmic in radiance, holding kamaṇḍalu and umbrella.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Vāmana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action unfolds according to dharma across time—present turmoil and future resolution are to be understood as part of a higher order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly glorified; the verse points to a “city” involved in the Vāmana narrative, within the broader Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative announcement about Viṣṇu’s forthcoming avatāra-act.