Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

अन्यद्रहस्यं ते वच्मि शृणु कृष्ण यथार्थतः

Transliteration

anyadrahasyaṃ te vacmi śṛṇu kṛṣṇa yathārthataḥ

Translation

โอ้พระกฤษณะ เราจักบอกคำสอนลับอีกประการหนึ่งแก่ท่าน; จงสดับโดยแท้จริงตามความเป็นจริงเถิด

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘रहस्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• रहस्यम्: secret (teaching)
• रहस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वच्मि: I tell/speak
• वच्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यथार्थतः: truly, as it is
• यथार्थतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथार्थतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (adverb) — ‘यथार्थेन/सत्यतया’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

The presiding deity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (addressing Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn teaching moment at Prabhāsa: the speaker reveals a ‘secret’ while Kṛṣṇa listens attentively, with the sea-coast tīrtha ambience and distant Somnātha shrine suggested.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• rahasya (secret teaching)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching often moves from public praise (stotra) to deeper instruction (rahasya), emphasizing attentive listening and truthfulness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, though this verse functions mainly as a transition to a new teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is an invitation to śravaṇa (attentive listening) of the forthcoming instruction.