Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

इति श्लोकं पठित्वा तौ पुनःपुनरभिष्टुतम् । तर्ह्येव च प्रभासाय निःसृतौ स्नातुमुत्तमौ

Transliteration

iti ślokaṃ paṭhitvā tau punaḥpunarabhiṣṭutam | tarhyeva ca prabhāsāya niḥsṛtau snātumuttamau

Translation

ครั้นสาธยายโศลกนั้นแล้ว ทั้งสองก็สรรเสริญซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า แล้วในกาลนั้นเอง บุรุษผู้ประเสริฐทั้งสองก็ออกเดินทางไปยังประภาสะเพื่ออาบสนาน

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्लोकम्: the verse
• श्लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पठित्वा: having recited/read
• पठित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• पुनः-पुनः: again and again
• पुनः-पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (repetition adverb)

• अभिष्टुतम्: praised
• अभिष्टुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘प्रशंसितम्/स्तुतम्’

• तर्हि: then
• तर्हि: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तर्हि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/at that time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

• प्रभासाय: towards Prabhāsa
• प्रभासाय: Sampradana (Goal/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे—प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान

• निःसृतौ: went out/departed
• निःसृतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः + सृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past active participle in usage; formally PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘निर्गतौ’

• स्नातुम्: to bathe
• स्नातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थक

• उत्तमौ: excellent, noble
• उत्तमौ: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘तौ’ इति विशेष्यस्य

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two brāhmaṇas/sages recite the verse from a manuscript, offer repeated salutations, then rise with staffs and waterpots, turning westward toward the sea-bound Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Ūrjayanta
• Prāleya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred teaching is internalized, it should become lived dharma—here, devotion turns into immediate tīrtha-yātrā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Travel to Prabhāsa and perform snāna (ritual bathing).