Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

भीतोऽस्मि सांप्रतं दृष्ट्वा तत्त्वमन्यत्प्रदर्शय । एवमुक्ता च सा देवी तेन शैलेन पार्वती

Transliteration

bhīto'smi sāṃprataṃ dṛṣṭvā tattvamanyatpradarśaya | evamuktā ca sā devī tena śailena pārvatī

Translation

“ఇప్పుడే ఇది చూసి నేను భయపడుతున్నాను; మరొక తత్త్వాన్ని (వేరే వాస్తవాన్ని) చూపించు.” అని ఆ పర్వతం చెప్పగా దేవి పార్వతి (ప్రతిస్పందించింది)।

Word by Word

• bhītaḥ: afraid
• bhītaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमाना)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhī (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'afraid'

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'I am'

• sāmpratam: now/at present
• sāmpratam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāmpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund); 'having seen'

• tattvam: the truth
• tattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'truth/principle'

• anyat: another
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tattvam)

• pradarśaya: show
• pradarśaya: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'show (you)!'

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• uktā: (being) spoken to
• uktā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमाना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having been addressed/said to'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; 'by that'

• śailena: by the mountain
• śailena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; 'by the mountain'

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to devī

Speaker

Himavān (addressing Pārvatī/Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān, shaken, confesses fear and asks the Goddess to show another principle/form; Devī Pārvatī listens, poised to withdraw the terrifying manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine majesty overwhelms, sincere prayer invites compassionate revelation suited to the devotee’s capacity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where the Goddess’s forms are disclosed as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights devotional request (prārthanā) for instruction and reassurance.