Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एतानि मत्प्रसादेन पुण्यानि कथितानि च । कथय श्रमशांत्यर्थं दुःखि ता किं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

etāni matprasādena puṇyāni kathitāni ca | kathaya śramaśāṃtyarthaṃ duḥkhi tā kiṃ karomyaham

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน เรื่องอันเป็นบุญเป็นกุศลเหล่านี้ได้ถูกกล่าวแล้ว บัดนี้เพื่อบรรเทาความอ่อนล้าของข้าพเจ้า โปรดบอกเถิด—เมื่อข้าพเจ้าถูกทุกข์ครอบงำ ข้าพเจ้าควรทำสิ่งใด

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मत्प्रसादेन: by my grace
• मत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrument/cause)

• पुण्यानि: meritorious; holy
• पुण्यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘एतानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कथितानि: have been told
• कथितानि: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त (passive past participle)

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

• कथय: tell; explain
• कथय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रमशान्त्यर्थम्: for the sake of relief from fatigue
• श्रमशान्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम + शान्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• दुःखि: (I) sorrowful
• दुःखि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ (अनुक्त) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; रूपं छान्दसम्/प्रयोगभेदः (for दुःखिनी)

• ता: I (that one)
• ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यर्थे (I)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• करोमि: do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Gautamī (Godāvarī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sorrowful petitioner, weary and bowed, appeals to Nārada for a concrete path; Nārada listens with compassionate gravity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When afflicted, one should seek dharmic counsel from enlightened guides; grace opens the way to healing and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha; the verse transitions from tīrtha-glory to requesting a practical remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not specified; the request invites a prescribed means (upāya) to remove fatigue and sorrow.