Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं स संस्तुते यावद्दिवारात्रौ निशाकरः । अब्रवीद्भगवान्प्रीतः प्रहसन्निव शंकरः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ sa saṃstute yāvaddivārātrau niśākaraḥ | abravīdbhagavānprītaḥ prahasanniva śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

พระเป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า: “ดังนี้ เมื่อพระจันทร์สรรเสริญอยู่ทั้งกลางวันและกลางคืน พระผู้เป็นภควาน ศังกระก็ทรงพอพระทัย ประหนึ่งแย้มสรวล แล้วตรัสขึ้น”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• saṃstute: when (he) was praised
• saṃstute: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) from √stu with उपसर्ग ‘सम्’; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग रूप; अर्थ—‘when (he) was praised’

• yāvat: as long as/while
• yāvat: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb) अर्थे—‘as long as/while’

• divā-rātrau: day and night
• divā-rātrau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divā (अव्यय) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; द्वन्द्व—‘day and night’

• niśākaraḥ: the moon
• niśākaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā-kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘maker of night’ = moon

• abravīt: spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) from √prī; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘pleased’

• prahasan: smiling
• prahasan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-has (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle) from √has with उपसर्ग ‘प्र’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘smiling/laughing’

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śaṅkara/Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Niśākara (Candra)
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained praise and devotion culminate in divine grace—Śiva becomes pleased and responds directly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the setting where Candra’s devotion elicits Śiva’s spoken response.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous stuti (praise) offered day and night is highlighted as a potent devotional practice.