Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सोऽब्रवीद्यदि मे तुष्टो भगवंस्तीक्ष्णदीधितेः । प्रौढत्वं सर्वकार्येषु नय मां ज्ञानितां तथा

Transliteration

so'bravīdyadi me tuṣṭo bhagavaṃstīkṣṇadīdhiteḥ | prauḍhatvaṃ sarvakāryeṣu naya māṃ jñānitāṃ tathā

Translation

ସେ କହିଲା—ହେ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ୍ ଭଗବନ, ଯଦି ଆପଣ ମୋପରେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ, ତେବେ ସମସ୍ତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ମୋତେ ପ୍ରୌଢତ୍ୱ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ ଏବଂ ମୋତେ ସତ୍ୟଜ୍ଞାନର ଅବସ୍ଥାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ନେଇଯାଆନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

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

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-निर्देशक (conditional particle)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तीक्ष्णदीधितेः: of the sharp-rayed (Sun)
• तीक्ष्णदीधितेः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तीक्ष्णा दीधितिः यस्य/यस्याः) — ‘of the sharp-rayed (one)’

• प्रौढत्वम्: maturity, competence
• प्रौढत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रौढत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वकार्येषु: in all tasks
• सर्वकार्येषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि कार्याणि)

• नय: lead, bring
• नय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ज्ञानिताम्: the state of being a knower
• ज्ञानिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिता (प्रातिपदिक; भाववाचक/अवस्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ज्ञानिताम्’ = state/condition of being a knower (jñānin-hood)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Citra (the devotee), deduced from narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Citra, humble yet clear-minded, asks Sūrya for maturity in action and true knowledge; Sūrya’s rays form a luminous canopy, suggesting illumination of intellect.

Characters & Entities

• Citra
• Sūrya (tīkṣṇadīdhiti)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not merely worldly gain but competence guided by wisdom—acting effectively while progressing toward jñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request arises within the Prabhāsakṣetra māhātmya story-world, where place-sanctity supports inner transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual here; it is a dhārmic model for what to ask from the deity—maturity in action and spiritual knowledge.