Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा अर्जुनो निश्वसन्मुहुः । वाष्पगद्गदया वाचा इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā arjuno niśvasanmuhuḥ | vāṣpagadgadayā vācā idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

Ao ouvir as palavras dela, Arjuna suspirou repetidas vezes; e, com a voz embargada pelas lágrimas, proferiu estas palavras.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• निश्वसन्: sighing/breathing heavily
• निश्वसन्: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• वाष्पगद्गदया: with a voice choked by tears
• वाष्पगद्गदया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाष्प + गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वाष्पेण गद्गदा)

• वाचा: with (his) speech/voice
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्/वाचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचनम्: statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (continuing Īśvara’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāmbavatī-nadī

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (frame listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna, overwhelmed, repeatedly sighs; tears choke his voice as he prepares to recount the fate of revered figures, in response to Jāmbavatī’s questioning.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Jāmbavatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even heroes are humbled by impermanence; truthful speech in grief becomes a vehicle for dharma-teaching tied to sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage continues the lead-in to the Jāmbavatī river tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite here; it prepares the narrative that grounds the tīrtha’s sanctity.