Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । भविष्यति सदा भक्तिर्युष्माकं परमेश्वरे । गृह्णीध्वं नगरं रम्यं कुरुध्वं वचनं मम

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | bhaviṣyati sadā bhaktiryuṣmākaṃ parameśvare | gṛhṇīdhvaṃ nagaraṃ ramyaṃ kurudhvaṃ vacanaṃ mama

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు పలికెను—పరమేశ్వరునందు మీ భక్తి సదా స్థిరంగా నిలిచియుండును. ఈ రమ్య నగరమును స్వీకరించి నా వచనమును నెరవేర్చుడి.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (future); प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive) बहुवचन

• परमेश्वरे: in the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरे: Adhikaraṇa (Object of devotion; locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative) एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (परमः ईश्वरः = the Supreme Lord)

• गृह्णीध्वम्: take/accept
• गृह्णीध्वम्: Kriyā (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person) बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नगरम्: the city
• नगरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative) एकवचन

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नगरम्)

• कुरुध्वम्: do/perform
• कुरुध्वम्: Kriyā (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वचनम्: command/word
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Recipients addressed as ‘yūyam’ (devotees/attendants in the narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses devotees/attendants, granting assurance of unwavering devotion and entrusting them with a radiant city to uphold his command in Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Parameśvara
• Bhakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine command and divine grace can harmonize worldly responsibility with unwavering devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose sacred settlement is endorsed by Īśvara as a fitting abode for spiritual life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Acceptance of residence in the sacred city as part of the Lord’s directive, supporting the daily dharmic practices described earlier.