Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते तु तेनाथ मुखमालोकितं हरेः । तेन प्रोक्तमिदं तथ्यं यत्ते राज्ञा प्रभाषितम्

Transliteration

evamukte tu tenātha mukhamālokitaṃ hareḥ | tena proktamidaṃ tathyaṃ yatte rājñā prabhāṣitam

Translation

Tendo ele falado assim, o Senhor (Nārāyaṇa) fitou o rosto de Hari. Então declarou esta verdade, tal como o rei te havia dito.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उक्ते: when (this) was said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when it was said’

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलोकितम्: was looked at
• आलोकितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was looked at)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रोक्तम्: was spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was said)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथ्यम्: true
• तथ्यम्: Karma (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ते: to you/of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक; 2nd person pronoun)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of you/for you’

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रभाषितम्: was spoken
• प्रभाषितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was spoken)

Speaker

Narrator (third-person; within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the accusation, Nārāyaṇa turns and looks upon Hari’s face; a moment of silent recognition before a truthful pronouncement.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful instruction (tathya) is affirmed through divine attention and careful confirmation before teaching a sacred remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets up the teaching that culminates in the glorification of Prācī Sarasvatī within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces an authoritative statement that leads into the tīrtha-instruction.