Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तदा देवः कृपान्वितः । चिंतयामास सुचिरमिह किंचित्प्रहस्य च

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tadā devaḥ kṛpānvitaḥ | ciṃtayāmāsa suciramiha kiṃcitprahasya ca

Translation

ครั้นทรงสดับถ้อยคำของพวกเขาแล้ว เทพผู้เปี่ยมกรุณาก็ทรงใคร่ครวญอยู่นาน และบางคราวก็ทรงแย้มสรวลเล็กน้อย

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवः: the god (Brahmā)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन

• कृपान्वितः: endowed with compassion
• कृपान्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अन्वि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (कृपया अन्वितः)

• चिन्तयामास: he pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; परिप्रयोगः—'चिन्तयामास' (periphrastic perfect)

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• किंचित्: a little
• किंचित्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पार्थक-अव्यय (a little/somewhat)

• प्रहस्य: having smiled/laughed
• प्रहस्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्गः प्र-

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, moved by compassion, pauses in thoughtful silence; a gentle smile plays on his lips as the sages wait, still and hopeful, in the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Ṛṣayaḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction arises from compassion; sincere questions invite gracious guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is transitional; the glorified locus (mahāpada) is described immediately afterward.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed here; it narrates Brahmā’s compassionate pause before teaching.