Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

प्रह्लाद उवाच । सोऽभ्येत्य भक्तिनम्रोऽथ दुर्वासा मुनिसत्तमः । विचार्य मनसा सर्वं पश्चात्तापानुपाश्रयत्

Transliteration

prahlāda uvāca | so'bhyetya bhaktinamro'tha durvāsā munisattamaḥ | vicārya manasā sarvaṃ paścāttāpānupāśrayat

Translation

ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ କହିଲେ—ତେବେ ଭକ୍ତିରେ ନମ୍ର ହୋଇ ମୁନିଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଦୁର୍ବାସା ସମୀପକୁ ଆସିଲେ। ମନରେ ସବୁ ବିଚାର କରି ପରେ ସେ ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ତାପର ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଲେ।

Word by Word

• prahlādaḥ: Prahlāda
• prahlādaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhyetya: having approached
• abhyetya: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-i (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having approached)

• bhakti-namraḥ: humbled with devotion
• bhakti-namraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + namra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या नम्रः / devotion-humble), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Sequencing/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर-निपात (then/now)

• durvāsāḥ: Durvāsā
• durvāsāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• muni-sattamaḥ: best of sages
• muni-sattamaḥ: Viśeṣya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (श्रेष्ठः मुनिषु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vicārya: having reflected
• vicārya: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-car (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having considered)

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• paścāt-tāpa-anupāśrayat: took refuge in regret/repented
• paścāt-tāpa-anupāśrayat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paścāttāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anu-ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: अनु-आ-श्रि धातोः लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्म: ‘paścāttāpam’ (regret) implied

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, formerly fierce, approaches with folded hands and bowed head; his face shows inner turmoil as he reflects and turns toward repentance before the divine couple.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness includes humility: even a powerful sage turns to devotion and repentance upon realizing wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā as a sacred stage for transformative devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is specified; the implied practice is bhakti expressed through humility and seeking forgiveness.