Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अथ प्राप्तो निशानाथो व्याधिना स परिप्लुतः । अब्रवीत्त्रिदशान्सर्वानमृतं मे प्रयच्छत

Transliteration

atha prāpto niśānātho vyādhinā sa pariplutaḥ | abravīttridaśānsarvānamṛtaṃ me prayacchata

Translation

ထို့နောက် ည၏အရှင်ဖြစ်သော လသည် ရောဂါကြောင့် အလွန်ပင် ထိခိုက်နစ်နာလျက် ရောက်လာပြီး ဒေဝတားအားလုံးကို ပြော၏— «အမృతကို ငါ့အား ပေးပါ»။

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• प्राप्तः: arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्/प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्तरि

• निशानाथः: the moon (lord of night)
• निशानाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (निशायाः नाथः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• व्याधिना: by illness
• व्याधिना: Karana (Instrument/cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• परिप्लुतः: overwhelmed/afflicted
• परिप्लुतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-प्लु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्तरि; (व्याधिना) इति तृतीया-हेतुः

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• त्रिदशान्: the gods
• त्रिदशान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (त्रिदशानाम्)

• अमृतम्: nectar
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient reference/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; (दातृसम्बन्धे)

• प्रयच्छत: give (you all)
• प्रयच्छत: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Candra (Niśānātha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / tīrtha-seekers (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Moon-god, pale and weakened, approaches a gathering of devas at Prabhāsa, pleading for amṛta; the scene contrasts his dimmed radiance with the brilliance of the divine court.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Tridaśa (Devas)
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial beings seek restoration through divine grace; sacred power is approached through supplication.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya frames sacred waters and divine remedies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse introduces amṛta as a healing, sanctifying principle.