Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ममापि कौतुकं देव किमकार्षीत्ततो भवान् । तद्ब्रूहि मे महादेव यद्यहं तव वल्लभा

Transliteration

mamāpi kautukaṃ deva kimakārṣīttato bhavān | tadbrūhi me mahādeva yadyahaṃ tava vallabhā

Translation

தேவனே! எனக்கும் ஆவல் உள்ளது—அப்போது நீங்கள் என்ன செய்தீர்கள், ஏன் செய்தீர்கள்? மகாதேவா, நான் உண்மையில் உமக்கு பிரியமானவளானால் அதை எனக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்.

Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• kautukam: curiosity, wonder
• kautukam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• akārṣīt: did, made
• akārṣīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then, thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘thereupon/from that’)

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific 2nd person sense)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक: mahā + deva)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vallabhā: beloved (wife)
• vallabhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādeva (addressed by Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, poised and earnest, turns toward Mahādeva with a questioning gaze, hands in a gentle añjali; her words blend affection and curiosity, requesting the hidden sequence of events.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Loving intimacy with the Divine is depicted as a legitimate ground for deeper instruction into sacred mysteries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the implied setting of the unfolding explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it seeks the reason behind Śiva’s action connected to the devotees’ observance.