Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तस्य ते सर्वरोमाणि वचसा हर्षितानि यत् । द्वैपायनस्यानुभावात्ततोऽभू रोमहर्षणः

Transliteration

tasya te sarvaromāṇi vacasā harṣitāni yat | dvaipāyanasyānubhāvāttato'bhū romaharṣaṇaḥ

Translation

அவரது வாக்கினால் உமது உடலெங்கும் ரோமாஞ்சம் எழுந்தது; ஆகவே த்வைபாயனன் (வ்யாசன்) அருள்பலத்தால் நீர் ‘ரோமஹர்ஷணன்’ எனப் புகழ்பெற்றீர்।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of him/of that)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (your)

• सर्वरोमाणि: all (your) hairs
• सर्वरोमाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (all hairs)

• वचसा: by (his) words
• वचसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by speech/words)

• हर्षितानि: thrilled (raised with joy)
• हर्षितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (प्रातिपदिक; √हृष् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (सर्वरोमाणि) विशेषणम्; PPP used adjectivally (thrilled/raised)

• यत्: since/that
• यत्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; कारणार्थे/यत्-सम्बन्धे 'because/that' (here causal 'since')

• द्वैपायनस्य: of Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of Dvaipāyana/Vyāsa)

• अनुभावात्: from (his) influence/power
• अनुभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (from/owing to the power)

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) 'therefore/then'

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; Aorist, 3rd person singular (became)

• रोमहर्षणः: Romaharṣaṇa
• रोमहर्षणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (Romaharṣaṇa)

Speaker

Naimiṣeya Maharṣis (the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta (Romaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa speaks; Sūta experiences romāñca—hair standing on end—while sages witness the devotional thrill; subtle aura around Vyāsa’s words.

Characters & Entities

• Romaharṣaṇa (Lomaharṣaṇa)
• Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True scripture-hearing produces palpable devotional transformation; spiritual authority is marked by inner and outer signs of joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the Naimiṣāraṇya frame that introduces Prabhāsa’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the devotional response (romāñca/harṣa) arising from hearing sacred speech.