Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एवं भविष्यतीत्युक्त्वा देवो हर्षमुपागतः । नानादुंदुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवर्षं पपात च

Transliteration

evaṃ bhaviṣyatītyuktvā devo harṣamupāgataḥ | nānāduṃdubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣaṃ papāta ca

Translation

ตรัสว่า “จักเป็นดังนี้” แล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงเปี่ยมด้วยปีติ กลองทิพย์นานาประการกึกก้อง และมีพฤกษบุปผาโปรยปรายดุจฝนจากเบื้องบน

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (present used with future sense in narration); प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case); एकवचनम्

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचनम्

• उपागतः: attained / came to
• उपागतः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचनम्; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having attained/approached)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/विशेषणप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; बहुविधत्ववाचक (various) — समासपूर्वपदत्वेन प्रयुक्तम्

• दुंदुभयो: kettledrums
• दुंदुभयो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case); बहुवचनम्

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः; बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुष्पवर्षम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पाणां वर्षः = shower of flowers)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

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

Speaker

Narrator (within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu confirms the boon; the sky fills with resounding celestial drums and a shower of flowers, bathing the scene in auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Lord)
• Duṃdubhi
• Puṣpavarṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a vow or boon aligned with dharma is granted, the cosmos itself responds with auspicious signs, affirming the sanctity of the tīrtha-event.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where divine decrees regarding darśana and purification are celebrated by celestial portents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes divine approval and auspicious celebration.