Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । इदं रहस्यं देवेशि यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम् । अप्रकाश्यमिदं तीर्थमस्मिन्पापयुगे प्रिये

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | idaṃ rahasyaṃ deveśi yattvayā paripṛcchitam | aprakāśyamidaṃ tīrthamasminpāpayuge priye

Translation

ဣရှ္ဝရက မိန့်တော်မူ၏— ဒေဝေရှီ၊ သင်မေးမြန်းသော ဤလျှို့ဝှက်ချက်သည် အလွန်နက်နဲ၏။ ချစ်သူရေ၊ ဤပုဏ္ဏတီရ္ထကို ဤပာပယုဂ (အပြစ်များသောခေတ်) တွင် လူသိရှင်ကြား မဖော်ပြသင့်။

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular

• रहस्यम्: secret
• रहस्यम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; इदम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य = appositive

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईशि/ईशी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन = Feminine, Vocative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष “देवानाम् ईशी”

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Relative object/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun referring to “रहस्यम्”

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रितीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन = Instrumental singular “by you”

• परिपृच्छितम्: inquired about
• परिपृच्छितम्: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = past passive participle “asked/inquired” (agreeing with यत्/रहस्यम्)

• अप्रकाश्यम्: not to be disclosed
• अप्रकाश्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रकाश्य (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + प्रकाश्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; विशेषणं तीर्थम् प्रति = “not to be revealed”

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Deictic qualifier/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन = Neuter, Locative singular

• पापयुगे: in the sinful age
• पापयुगे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-युग (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + युग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन = Neuter, Locative singular; समासः कर्मधारय “पापं युगं”

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन = Feminine, Vocative singular (used as endearment)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed secret tīrtha within Prabhāsa (context later identifies associated river/spot)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Devēśī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks privately to Devī, emphasizing that the asked secret about the tīrtha should not be publicized in the sinful age; the mood is protective and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge about powerful tīrthas should be handled with restraint and transmitted only with discernment, especially in an age dominated by adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

A confidential tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra is being introduced; its explicit details unfold in the subsequent verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A cautionary rule is given: the tīrtha’s secret is not to be publicly proclaimed in the sinful age.