Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्येऽथ ततोऽप्यन्ये ततश्चान्ये तपोधना । परीक्षितास्तु तेऽस्माभिर्भवितारो निशापते

Transliteration

tato'nye'tha tato'pyanye tataścānye tapodhanā | parīkṣitāstu te'smābhirbhavitāro niśāpate

Translation

ထို့နောက် အခြားသူများ၊ ထို့နောက်လည်း အခြားသူများ—တပဿာဓန ကြွယ်ဝသူများ အများအပြား—လည်း ရောက်လာမည်; အို ည၏အရှင်၊ သူတို့ကိုလည်း ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ စိစစ်စမ်းသပ်မည်။

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-विशेषण (काल/क्रम)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अथ: and then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक

• ततः: then
• ततः: Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-विशेषण (क्रम)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-विशेषण (क्रम)

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तपोधनाः: ascetics rich in austerity
• तपोधनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन (प्रातिपदिक; तपस् + धन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तपः एव धनं येषाम्/तपसा धनवन्तः)

• परीक्षिताः: tested, examined
• परीक्षिताः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√ईक्ष् (धातु) + परीक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘examined/tested’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवितारः: will become (future ones)
• भवितारः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √भू (धातु) + भवितृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘those who will be/become’

• निशापते: O lord of the night (Moon)
• निशापते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशापति (प्रातिपदिक; निशा + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निशायाः पतिः)

Speaker

Śiva (Trilocana), replying to Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Niśāpati (Lord of the night; likely Soma/Chandra in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A continuing stream of austerity-rich seekers arrives; the resident brāhmaṇas/guardians assess them, ensuring only the worthy are integrated into the sacred order.

Characters & Entities

• Soma (Niśāpati)
• tapodhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual life includes discernment: even ascetics are to be assessed for sincerity and fitness, not merely assumed holy by appearance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as a continual destination for many tapasvins.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on parīkṣā—discernment and evaluation of those who arrive.