Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

उवाच बालमुद्दिश्य प्रहसन्पद्मसंभवः । मत्समानायुषो बालो मार्कण्डेयो भविष्यति

Transliteration

uvāca bālamuddiśya prahasanpadmasaṃbhavaḥ | matsamānāyuṣo bālo mārkaṇḍeyo bhaviṣyati

Translation

बालमुद्दिश्य प्रहसन् पद्मसम्भव उवाच । बालोऽयं मार्कण्डेयो मत्समानायुषो भविष्यति ॥

Word by Word

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bālam: the boy
• bālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• uddiśya: addressing/with reference to
• uddiśya: Kriya-visheshana (Conjunctive/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud + √diś (दिश्) + lyap (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘उद्दिश्य’ = having addressed/with reference to

• prahasan: smiling/laughing
• prahasan: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √has (हस्) + śatṛ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘padmasaṃbhavaḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• padmasaṃbhavaḥ: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• padmasaṃbhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः = padmāt saṃbhavaḥ (born from the lotus)

• matsamānāyuṣaḥ: of equal lifespan to me
• matsamānāyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat (अस्मद्-षष्ठीसमर्थ) + samāna + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः = mama samānam āyuḥ yasya (of one whose lifespan is equal to mine)

• bālaḥ: the boy
• bālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (Padmasaṃbhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: महात्म्य-श्रोता

Visual Art Cues

Scene: चतुर्मुखः पद्मसंभवः हास्येन बालं निर्देशयति—‘मार्कण्डेयः मत्समानायुषः’; बालः विनयेन स्थितः, ऋषयः हृष्टाः।

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can transcend ordinary limits; longevity here signifies dharmic purpose and service across ages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, where sacred geography frames the revelation of boons and dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse records a boon (vara) granted by Brahmā.