Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । भवत्प्रसादात्सकलं प्राप्तं नस्तपसः फलम् । यद्भवंतं प्रपश्यामः सर्वदेवगुरुं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | bhavatprasādātsakalaṃ prāptaṃ nastapasaḥ phalam | yadbhavaṃtaṃ prapaśyāmaḥ sarvadevaguruṃ prabhum

Translation

Disseram os sábios: “Pela Tua graça, alcançámos por inteiro o fruto das nossas austeridades, pois contemplamos a Ti, o Senhor, o preceptor de todos os deuses.”

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• भवत्-प्रसादात्: from your grace
• भवत्-प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) समास: भवतः प्रसादः

• सकलम्: all (entire)
• सकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्तम्: has been obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (result state)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural) — enclitic pronoun

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: because/that (which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• भवन्तम्: you
• भवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रपश्यामः: we behold
• प्रपश्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्व-देव-गुरुम्: the teacher of all gods
• सर्व-देव-गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां देवानां गुरुः

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (implicit forthcoming focus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages speak with shining faces, hands folded, expressing that seeing Brahmā is the complete fruit of their austerities; Brahmā radiates as devaguru, calm and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (as Sarva-deva-guru)
• Ṛṣayaḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest reward of austerity is divine grace culminating in darśana of the venerable source of guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā Māhātmya frames the discourse, but this verse emphasizes the merit (puṇya) of divine audience rather than a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as the practice whose fruit is fulfilled through divine grace and vision.