Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
Devanagari script
तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महादेवो जगाद ताम् । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि मम भक्तविचेष्टितम्
Transliteration
tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mahādevo jagāda tām | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi mama bhaktaviceṣṭitam
Translation
Ao ouvir suas palavras, Mahādeva disse-lhe: “Escuta, ó Devī; eu te contarei os feitos e a conduta dos meus devotos.”
Word by Word
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (Determiner)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन
वचनम्speech/statement
वचनम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)
महादेवःMahādeva (Śiva)
महादेवः:
Karta (Subject/Agent)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
जगादsaid/spoke
जगाद:
Kriya (Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootगद् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
ताम्to her/that (woman)
ताम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
देविO goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall tell/explain
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (Main action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (pronoun form)
भक्तविचेष्टितम्the conduct/acts of (my) devotee
भक्तविचेष्टितम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + विचेष्टित (वि+चेष्ट् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तस्य विचेष्टितम्)
Speaker
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Characters & Entities
M
Mahādeva (Śiva)D
Devī (Pārvatī)B
Bhaktas (devotees)FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is often taught through exemplary lives of devotees, making practice visible and imitable.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where devotees’ practices are tied to the place’s sanctity.
No direct prescription; it introduces an instructional narrative about devotees’ observances.