Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

एवं तलस्वामिचरित्रमुत्तमं श्रुतं पुरा सिद्धमहर्षिसंघैः । श्रुत्वा प्रभावं तलदेवसन्निधौ प्राप्नोति सर्वं मनसा यदीप्सितम्

Transliteration

evaṃ talasvāmicaritramuttamaṃ śrutaṃ purā siddhamaharṣisaṃghaiḥ | śrutvā prabhāvaṃ taladevasannidhau prāpnoti sarvaṃ manasā yadīpsitam

Translation

ดังนี้ เรื่องราวอันประเสริฐของตลสวามีนี้ เคยได้ยินมาแต่กาลก่อนโดยหมู่มหาฤษีผู้สำเร็จแล้ว ครั้นได้ฟังเดชานุภาพ ณ เบื้องพระพักตร์แห่งเทวะตละ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ทุกสิ่งที่ปรารถนาในดวงใจ

Word by Word

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

• तलस्वामि-चरित्रम्: the story/legend of Talasvāmin
• तलस्वामि-चरित्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तलस्वामि (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter; nominative/accusative singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with चरित्रम्)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगसामर्थ्य (heard)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: formerly)

• सिद्धम्: established
• सिद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) → सिद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (established/verified)

• महर्षि-संघैः: by the assemblies of great sages
• महर्षि-संघैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive relation/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• प्रभावम्: the power/glory
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)

• तलदेव-सन्निधौ: in the presence of the deity Taladeva
• तलदेव-सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तलदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (locative singular)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (accusative singular)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (desired)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Talasvāmi (Tala-deva-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An assembly of siddha sages seated in a semicircle, listening to the Talasvāmi-caritra; the shrine glows behind a curtain; a devotee in the foreground listens with tears of devotion, a thought-bubble-like motif showing their heart’s wish being fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Talasvāmi
• Siddha
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa of a tīrtha’s māhātmya is itself a potent sādhana, especially when done near the deity’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sannidhi (presence) of the Tala-deva/Talasvāmi at Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing (śravaṇa) the Talasvāmi māhātmya, ideally in the deity’s vicinity, as a means to attain desired ends.