Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । किमर्थं स पुरा दग्धः कामदेवस्त्वया विभो । कथमाप पुनर्जन्म विस्तरात्कथयस्व मे

Transliteration

devyuvāca | kimarthaṃ sa purā dagdhaḥ kāmadevastvayā vibho | kathamāpa punarjanma vistarātkathayasva me

Translation

พระเทวีตรัสว่า: ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า เหตุใดกาลก่อนพระองค์จึงเผากามเทพ? และเขาได้บังเกิดใหม่ได้อย่างไร? ขอทรงเล่าให้ละเอียดแก่ข้าพระองค์

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• किमर्थम्: for what reason? why?
• किमर्थम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (किम्-अर्थम्); अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana/Time (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• दग्धः: was burnt
• दग्धः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कामदेवः: Kāmadeva
• कामदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (काम-देव); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb)

• आप: obtained; attained
• आप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पुनर्जन्म: rebirth
• पुनर्जन्म: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुनः-जन्म); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विस्तरात्: in detail
• विस्तरात्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘in detail’ (idiomatic)

• कथयस्व: tell (me)
• कथयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिजन्त from कथ्/कथ)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī respectfully questions Śiva about the reason for Kāma’s burning and the manner of his rebirth, requesting a detailed account.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (Vibhu)
• Kāmadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural dialogue models dharmic inquiry: sincere questions open the way to understanding sacred history and tīrtha greatness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The question occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework that will connect Kāma’s story to a local deity/tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for detailed narration (vistarāt).