Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तन्मया दुष्टभावेन प्राप्तं विष्णोः परं पदम् । इत्युक्ते भगवान्विष्णुर्वरदानपरोऽभवत्

Transliteration

tanmayā duṣṭabhāvena prāptaṃ viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | ityukte bhagavānviṣṇurvaradānaparo'bhavat

Translation

«ငါသည် မကောင်းသောစိတ်ထားဖြင့်ပင် ဗိဿနု၏ အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး နေရာတော်သို့ ရောက်ရှိခဲ့သည်» ဟုဆိုသော်၊ ဘုရားသခင် ဗိဿနုသည် ကောင်းချီးပေးရန် စိတ်တော်တည်လာ၏။

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पदम्) — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative adjective

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्टभावेन: with wicked intent
• दुष्टभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दुष्टः भावः) — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्राप्तम्: attained, obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘(मया) प्राप्तम्’ इति कर्मणि-भावः — Past participle; Neuter, Acc/Nom Singular

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पदम्) — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle) — marks end of quotation

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं कृदन्तम्; सति-सप्तमी: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Locative absolute ‘when (this was) said’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भगवान् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन् — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरदानपरः: intent on granting a boon
• वरदानपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (वरदानं परः/तत्परः) — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘intent on granting boons’

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतन-भूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम् — Imperfect/Past, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Daitya (first line), then Narrator (second line)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The demon declares his paradoxical attainment; Viṣṇu’s expression shifts from inquiry to compassionate resolve, a hand extended in varada-mudrā; a faint vision of Vaikuṇṭha radiance appears behind, contrasting the demon’s ‘dusta-bhāva’.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Paramam Padam
• Daitya (Tala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s grace can surpass expectation; even a flawed being may be drawn toward the highest end, prompting divine compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account sits within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, where divine grace and liberation-themes are highlighted through local sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription here; it concludes a list of disciplines and turns to the theme of boon-granting.