Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा पितृणां भगवा न्प्रभुः । असुरैः श्रूयते चापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा

Transliteration

aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā pitṛṇāṃ bhagavā nprabhuḥ | asuraiḥ śrūyate cāpi punardugdhā vasundharā

Translation

ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭଗବାନ୍ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଅନ୍ତକ ଦୋହକ ହେଲେ। ଅସୁରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୁଣାଯାଏ—ବସୁନ୍ଧରା ପୁନର୍ବାର ଦୋହିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• अन्तकः: Antaka (Yama/Death)
• अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दोग्धा: milker (one who milks)
• दोग्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोग्धृ (प्रातिपदिक; √दुह् धातु-जन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• पितॄणाम्: of the Pitṛs (manes)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: blessed, venerable
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असुरैः: by/among the Asuras
• असुरैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• श्रूयते: is heard/it is said
• श्रूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• दुग्धा: milked
• दुग्धा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √दुह् धातु-जन्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (milked)

• वसुन्धरा: the Earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Antaka as a formidable yet lawful figure milking the Earth-cow for the Pitṛs; Pitṛs receive offerings; in the distance, Asuras observe and transmit the tale, indicating the myth’s wide circulation.

Characters & Entities

• Antaka
• Pitṛs
• Asuras
• Vasundharā (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is universal in scope: different realms and beings have their own ordained sustenance and functions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred narrative frame, lending tīrtha-authority to the cosmological account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse continues the cosmological catalog of ‘milking’ roles and recipients.