Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तत्तथेति प्रति ज्ञातं सूर्येण वरवर्णिनि । ततः सर्वज्ञतां प्राप्तश्चित्रो मित्रकुलोद्भवः

Transliteration

tattatheti prati jñātaṃ sūryeṇa varavarṇini | tataḥ sarvajñatāṃ prāptaścitro mitrakulodbhavaḥ

Translation

ବରବର୍ଣ୍ଣିନୀ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ “ତଥାସ୍ତୁ” ବୋଲି ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କଲେ; ତାପରେ ମିତ୍ରକୁଳୋଦ୍ଭବ ଚିତ୍ର ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞତା ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କଲା।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• इति: “so/thus” (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• प्रति: in reply; back
• प्रति: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थे/प्रत्यर्थे (preverb/particle: in return, towards)

• ज्ञातम्: was agreed/acknowledged
• ज्ञातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘was acknowledged/was agreed’

• सूर्येण: by the Sun (god)
• सूर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc., instrumental singular)

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned lady
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरवर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (fem., vocative singular)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (indeclinable: then/from that)

• सर्वज्ञताम्: omniscience
• सर्वज्ञताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वज्ञता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (fem., accusative singular)

• प्राप्तः: attained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) ‘प्राप्त’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (having attained)

• चित्रः: Chitra (name)
• चित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nominative singular)

• मित्रकुलोद्भवः: born from the Mitra lineage
• मित्रकुलोद्भवः: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + कुल + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मित्रकुलस्य उद्भवः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva), continuing narration (with a vocative to a female listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya pronounces ‘So be it’; a surge of light enters Citra, who becomes radiant—symbolizing sarvajñatā; lineage note ‘Mitra-kula’ can be shown via solar/Aditya iconography.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Citra
• Mitra (lineage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can culminate in transformative wisdom; the Purāṇa elevates jñāna as a supreme fruit of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra māhātmya, presenting the site as a field where devotion matures into realization.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it records the phala (result) of prior worship—attainment of sarvajñatā by the devotee.