Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे समं दृष्ट्वा महेश्वरम् । विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयना साधुसाध्विति चाब्रुवन्

Transliteration

atha te munayaḥ sarve samaṃ dṛṣṭvā maheśvaram | vismayotphullanayanā sādhusādhviti cābruvan

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่ามุนีทั้งปวงได้เห็นพระมหेशวรร่วมกัน ดวงตาเบิกกว้างด้วยความพิศวง และกล่าวว่า “สาธุ! สาธุ!”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; sequential particle 'then')

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masc., nominative, plural); सर्वनाम

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masc., nominative, plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masc., nominative, plural); विशेषणम्

• समम्: together, equally
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (masc., accusative, singular)

• विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयना: with eyes widened in amazement
• विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + उत्फुल्ल + नयन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masc., nominative, plural); बहुव्रीहिः—'विस्मयेन उत्फुल्लानि नयनानि येषाम्'

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambandha (Utterance/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक उद्गार (indeclinable exclamation of approval)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambandha (Utterance/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त प्रशंसा (indeclinable; repeated for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

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

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत) परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (imperfect, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural)

Speaker

Pulastya (narration of sages’ reaction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda Śiva-darśana-sthāna (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha (king) in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mass of sages with widened, shining eyes, hands raised in añjali, voices united in ‘sādhu sādhu’ as Śiva stands revealed among the liṅgas.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana naturally awakens awe and heartfelt praise, revealing the devotee’s transformed inner state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Koṭiliṅga-associated sacred place in the Arbuda section of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is stuti (praise) arising from darśana; no formal injunction is specified.