Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता त्यक्त्वा देहं दिवं गतः । यत्रास्ते भगवान्रुद्रो गणस्तत्र बभूव ह

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ gataḥ | yatrāste bhagavānrudro gaṇastatra babhūva ha

Translation

ఆపై మహాకాలము గడిచిన తరువాత అతడు దేహమును విడిచి స్వర్గమునకు వెళ్లెను; భగవాన్ రుద్రుడు యెక్కడ నివసించునో అక్కడే అతడు గణుడయ్యెను.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequential/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereafter/from that)

• कालेन: with/by time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great/long
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (कालेन)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-karma (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-देशवाचक (where)

• आस्ते: dwells/sits
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गणः: a gaṇa (attendant)
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/particle)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṇḍāraka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After long austerities, Maṅki relinquishes the body; a luminous ascent is shown, culminating in his transformation into a gaṇa in Rudra’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Gaṇa
• Piṇḍāraka (implied subject)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and austerity mature into divine service—attaining Rudra’s proximity beyond death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha indirectly, as the place where the tapas leads to Rudra’s gaṇa-status.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it states the result (phala) of prior devotion and tapas.