Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । वरद्वयं ततः प्राप्य हृष्टरोमा स पार्थिवः । रथोपरि धनुर्मुक्त्वा भूत्वा चैव कृतांजलिः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | varadvayaṃ tataḥ prāpya hṛṣṭaromā sa pārthivaḥ | rathopari dhanurmuktvā bhūtvā caiva kṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు పలికెను—ఆ రాజు రెండు వరాలు పొందగానే ఆనందంతో రోమాంచితుడయ్యాడు. రథంపై ధనుస్సు ఉంచి కృతాంజలిగా నిలిచెను.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वरद्वयम्: two boons
• वरद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Contextual modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• हृष्टरोमा: one whose hairs stood on end (thrilled)
• हृष्टरोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + रोमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रथ: on the chariot
• रथ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपरि: upon; on
• उपरि: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Locative modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—देशवाचक (locative adverb/preposition)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुक्त्वा: having released/let go
• मुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrator ‘Īśvara’ describes the king’s ecstatic joy: hair standing on end; he places his bow on the chariot and stands with folded hands in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and humility after receiving grace are essential; reverence completes the act of receiving a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the narrative setting within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional gesture is implied: setting aside weapons and offering kṛtāñjali (joined palms) before praise or prayer.