Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । उद्दालक महाबाहो शृणुष्वैतद्वचो मम

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī | uddālaka mahābāho śṛṇuṣvaitadvaco mama

Translation

ਉਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਅਸ਼ਰੀਰੀ ਵਾਣੀ ਬੋਲੀ: “ਹੇ ਉਦ੍ਦਾਲਕ, ਮਹਾਬਾਹੋ, ਮੇਰੇ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ।”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but, then
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (contrastive particle)

• वाक्: a voice, speech
• वाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अशरीरिणी: bodiless
• अशरीरिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• उद्दालक: O Uddālaka
• उद्दालक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one who has great arms)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī Vāk (disembodied divine voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgama (later named with Saṅgameśvara) in Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Uddālaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a sacred confluence in Prabhāsa, the sage Uddālaka stands in reverent attention as an unseen celestial voice resounds from the sky, sanctifying the place.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Aśarīriṇī Vāk

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are framed as revelatory spaces where divine instruction can directly arise to guide devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Saṅgama precinct of Prabhāsa Kṣetra connected with Saṃgameśvara’s manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An instruction to listen and receive the divine message; no separate rite is specified in this verse.