Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

स चापि विस्मितोऽत्यंतं किमेतदिति चिंतयन् । ततस्तेन पुरःस्थेन वाडवेन च वह्निना

Transliteration

sa cāpi vismito'tyaṃtaṃ kimetaditi ciṃtayan | tatastena puraḥsthena vāḍavena ca vahninā

Translation

เขาก็ตกตะลึงยิ่งนัก คิดในใจว่า “นี่คืออะไร?” แล้วไฟวฑวะที่ตั้งอยู่เบื้องหน้า—เปลวเพลิงอันโชติช่วงนั้น—ก็กล่าวกับเขา

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• विस्मितः: astonished
• विस्मितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from स्मि/स्मय्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूपेण)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (degree adverb)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karta (of implied अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (interrogative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (of implied अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-marker (Quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति (quotative particle)

• चिन्तयन्: thinking
• चिन्तयन्: Kriyā (Concurrent action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्तयन्त् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (present participle)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतुवाचक (then/thereupon)

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana (Agent/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• पुरःस्थेन: standing in front
• पुरःस्थेन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of तेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरःस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (पुरः + स्थ = standing in front)

• वाडवेन: by the Vaḍava (submarine fire-being)
• वाडवेन: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• वह्निना: by fire
• वह्निना: Karana (Instrument/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim/sage stands on the Prabhāsa shore, halted by a personified blazing Vaḍavānala before him; the sea behind glows with ominous light, wind whipping garments, eyes widened in astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Vaḍavānala
• Ṛṣi (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awe becomes inquiry; spiritual maturity is shown by turning fear and wonder into discernment and listening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya such encounters are narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.