Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततोऽपश्च्यवनः शीघ्रं रूपार्थी प्रविवेश ह । अश्विनावपि तद्देवि ततः प्राविशतां जलम्

Transliteration

tato'paścyavanaḥ śīghraṃ rūpārthī praviveśa ha | aśvināvapi taddevi tataḥ prāviśatāṃ jalam

Translation

แล้วจยวนะผู้ปรารถนารูปงามและความเยาว์วัย ก็รีบลงสู่สายน้ำ และต่อจากนั้น ข้าแต่เทวี อัศวินทั้งสองก็ลงสู่สายน้ำนั้นเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• apaścyavanaḥ: Apaścyavana (a person’s name)
• apaścyavanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apaścyavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative): manner ‘quickly’

• rūpārthī: desirous of beauty/form
• rūpārthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rūpasya arthī = desirous of beauty/form)

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ha: indeed/it is said
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कथन-प्रत्ययार्थक (emphatic/quotative)

• aśvinau: the two Aśvins
• aśvinau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘also/even’

• tat: that (thing/place)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devi: O goddess/lady
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• prāviśatām: (the two) entered
• prāviśatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-saras (unnamed)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cyavana steps into the lake with resolve; the twin Aśvins follow, their bodies radiant as they enter the water together, creating concentric ripples and a sense of impending miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Aśvinīkumāras
• Sukanyā (as addressee: devi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters in a tīrtha are portrayed as channels for divine renewal when approached under dharmic guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (its waters/pond are central to the episode).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immersion/entering the waters (snāna), a common Purāṇic means of purification and transformation.