Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं भक्षितं तेन पीयूषं सुरसत्तम । अहं मध्ये धृतश्चापि राहुणाऽसौ दुरासदः

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ bhakṣitaṃ tena pīyūṣaṃ surasattama | ahaṃ madhye dhṛtaścāpi rāhuṇā'sau durāsadaḥ

Translation

హే సురసత్తమా! ఇప్పుడే అతడు అమృతాన్ని సేవించాడు; నేనూ ఆ దురాసద రాహువు పట్టు మధ్యలో చిక్కి ఉన్నాను।

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: 'now/at present')

• भक्षितम्: eaten, consumed
• भक्षितम्: Karma (Object; described as 'eaten')
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु) → भक्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थं (eaten/consumed)

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

• पीयूषम्: nectar, ambrosia
• पीयूषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सुरसत्तम: O best of the gods
• सुरसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सत्तमः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्; सप्तमी-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (locative adverb: 'in the middle')

• धृतः: held, seized
• धृतः: Karma (Patient; 'I' as held)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'held/seized'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• राहुणा: by Rāhu
• राहुणा: Karta/Agent (by Rāhu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• असौ: that one, he
• असौ: Karta (Subject; 'he')
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दुरासदः: hard to approach, formidable
• दुरासदः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + आसद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दुरासद = दुर्-आसद 'hard to approach'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying असौ)

Speaker

Candra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra describes Rāhu having just consumed amṛta and holding him captive; imagery alternates between the cave dialogue and a flashback tableau of amṛta distribution with Rāhu’s intrusion.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Rāhu
• Amṛta/Pīyūṣa
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse stresses seeking divine refuge when confronted by overwhelming forces; protection is ultimately grounded in the Lord’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains Candrodbheda/Arbuda, where this supplication and divine response unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the mythic account leading to the tīrtha’s significance.