Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

च्यवन उवाच । माऽवमंस्था महात्मानौ रूपद्रविणवर्चसौ । यौ चक्रतुश्च मामद्य वृंदारकमिवाजरम्

Transliteration

cyavana uvāca | mā'vamaṃsthā mahātmānau rūpadraviṇavarcasau | yau cakratuśca māmadya vṛṃdārakamivājaram

Translation

จยวนะกล่าวว่า “อย่าดูหมิ่นมหาตมะทั้งสอง ผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยรูปโฉม ทรัพย์ และรัศมี เขาทั้งสองนี่เองที่ทำให้เราวันนี้กลับเป็นหนุ่มและไม่เสื่อมสลาย ดุจหนึ่งในเหล่าเทพ”

Word by Word

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• अवमंस्थाः: disrespect / slight
• अवमंस्थाः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवमन्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महात्मानौ: the two great-souled ones
• महात्मानौ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• रूपद्रविणवर्चसौ: endowed with beauty, wealth, and splendor
• रूपद्रविणवर्चसौ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + द्रविण + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (adjective) महात्मानौ इति विशेष्यस्य

• यौ: who (the two)
• यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• चक्रतुः: made / fashioned
• चक्रतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual), परस्मैपद

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

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वृंदारकम्: a godlike being / divine one
• वृंदारकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृंदारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अजरम्: ageless
• अजरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) वृंदारकम् इति विशेष्यस्य

Speaker

Cyavana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cyavana, now radiant and youthful, confronts Indra with calm strength, praising the Aśvins’ splendour and declaring their gift—his restored youth—as undeniable proof of their greatness.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Indra
• Aśvins
• Soma-right dispute

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and truthfulness compel one to defend benefactors; those who restore life and wellbeing deserve honour, not contempt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the sage’s spiritual power and the Aśvins’ beneficence become part of the site’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports granting ritual offerings to the Aśvins by affirming their worthiness through their beneficent deeds.