Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

वयस्या ऊचुः । कपिले त्वं नमस्कार्या सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः । यत्त्वं परमसत्येन प्राणांस्त्यजसि दुस्त्यजान्

Transliteration

vayasyā ūcuḥ | kapile tvaṃ namaskāryā sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ | yattvaṃ paramasatyena prāṇāṃstyajasi dustyajān

Translation

ਸਖੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: ਹੇ ਕਪਿਲੇ, ਤੂੰ ਸਭ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵੀ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਜੋਗ ਹੈਂ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਪਰਮ ਸਤਿ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਵੀ ਤਿਆਗਣ ਨੂੰ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੈਂ ਜੋ ਤਿਆਗਣੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਔਖੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• वयस्याः: female companions
• वयस्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• कपिले: O Kapila
• कपिले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नमस्कार्या: worthy of salutation
• नमस्कार्या: Visheshya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस् + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Kartr (Agent in passive sense)/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Kartr (Agent in passive sense)/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• यत्: because/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (conjunctional relative: because/that)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परमसत्येन: by highest truthfulness
• परमसत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्राणान्: life-breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• त्यजसि: you give up
• त्यजसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुस्त्यजान्: hard to abandon
• दुस्त्यजान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस् + त्यज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of प्राणान्)

Speaker

Vayasyāḥ (Kapilā’s companions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kapilā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of companions addresses Kapilā with folded hands, praising her as worthy of homage by gods and demons because she clings to supreme truth even at the cost of life.

Characters & Entities

• Kapilā
• Sura
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truthfulness) is portrayed as the highest dharma—so powerful that it makes one worthy of universal reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative stream; this specific line praises satya rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is ethical—steadfast commitment to truth.