Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा सुराः सर्वे गतवंतस्त्रिविष्टपम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā surāḥ sarve gatavaṃtastriviṣṭapam

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงก็ออกเดินทางสู่ตรีวิษฏปะ (สวรรค์)

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — 'thus'

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उक्त्वा (√वच् धातु; त्वा-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having said'

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'gods'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'all' (qualifying सुराः)

• गतवन्तः: went / having gone
• गतवन्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गतवत् (√गम् धातु; क्तवत्-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle active) — 'having gone/went' (finite sense)

• त्रिविष्टपम्: to Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः विष्टपाः) — 'Triviṣṭapa, heaven'

Speaker

Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience within the narrative (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After proclaiming Prabhāsa’s merits, the assembled gods rise into the sky in a luminous procession toward Triviṣṭapa; below, the Prabhāsa shrine and sea remain still, signaling completion.

Characters & Entities

• Surāḥ (Devas)
• Triviṣṭapa
• Saṃgāleśvara
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine testimony (devas’ words) seals the authority of the tīrtha-māhātmya before the narrative moves onward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, as the immediately preceding discourse concerns its greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative closure indicating the devas’ departure.