Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । कस्मिन्काले महादेव सर्वं विस्तरतो वद

Transliteration

devyuvāca | kasminkāle mahādeva sarvaṃ vistarato vada

Translation

ਦੇਵੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: “ਹੇ ਮਹਾਦੇਵ, ਇਹ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਹੋਇਆ? ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਦੱਸੋ।”

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative Singular (interrogative)

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

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative Singular

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: in detail)

• वद: tell/speak
• वद: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī turns toward Śiva with folded hands or a gentle questioning gesture, requesting the time and full account; the setting suggests a sacred discourse space—perhaps near a shrine or under a tree.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred teachings are transmitted through humble inquiry; asking for clarity is itself a dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this verse functions as a narrative prompt rather than naming a new tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a question initiating the explanation of the māhātmya.