Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यस्मिञ्जाते नरः सद्यः संसारान्मुच्यते नृप । श्रुत्वा स नृपतिः सम्यक्प्रणम्योवाच केशवम्

Transliteration

yasmiñjāte naraḥ sadyaḥ saṃsārānmucyate nṛpa | śrutvā sa nṛpatiḥ samyakpraṇamyovāca keśavam

Translation

ହେ ରାଜନ, ଯେ (ଜ୍ଞାନ) ଉଦୟ ହେଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ତୁରନ୍ତ ସଂସାରରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ—ଏହା ଶୁଣି ସେ ନୃପତି ଯଥାବିଧି ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି କେଶବଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• yasmin: in which (when that)
• yasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धार्थे (यस्मिन् ... जाते)

• jāte: when (it is) arisen/occurred
• jāte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त; √jan)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); सति-सप्तमी-प्रयोगः

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• saṃsārāt: from saṃsāra
• saṃsārāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative), एकवचनम्

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• nṛpatiḥ: the king
• nṛpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: properly)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• keśavam: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• keśavam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संज्ञा

Speaker

Pulastya (narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) the audience/king; within scene, Ambārīṣa addresses Keśava after bowing

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After hearing the liberating doctrine, Ambārīṣa bows deeply to Keśava, then rises to speak—devotion and inquiry joined.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Ambārīṣa
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right knowledge, once awakened, liberates; the proper response is humility—listening (śravaṇa) and reverent bowing (praṇāma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually within Arbuda-khaṇḍa, but this verse highlights inner liberation rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional act is implied: praṇāma (bowing) to the Lord after hearing sacred teaching.