Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्रालेय उवाच । यद्येवं सत्यमेतच्च तथाप्यात्मा प्रकल्पितः

Transliteration

prāleya uvāca | yadyevaṃ satyametacca tathāpyātmā prakalpitaḥ

Translation

ਪ੍ਰਾਲੇਯ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ‘ਜੇ ਇਹ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਯ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਅਟੱਲ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ।’

Word by Word

• प्रालेय: Prāleya
• प्रालेय: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāleya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• एवम्: thus/so
• एवम्: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Pradhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथापि: even so/nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोधार्थक अव्यय (concessive particle)

• आत्मा: the self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय

• प्रकल्पितः: has been arranged/ordained
• प्रकल्पितः: Pradhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-kḷp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण—आत्मा

Speaker

Prāleya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (intended destination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prāleya, an ascetic pilgrim, responds with calm firmness—hands steady, gaze forward—declaring his resolve fixed even after hearing the celestial promise.

Characters & Entities

• Prāleya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true pilgrim holds firm to saṅkalpa—commitment to the vowed destination is itself a dharmic strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the context continues around the newly manifested seashore liṅga and the onward aim of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it emphasizes inner vow (saṅkalpa) as a spiritual discipline.