Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यथा यथा तपो वृद्धिं याति तस्या महाप्रभा । तथातथा शरीरस्य गौरत्वं प्रतिपद्यते

Transliteration

yathā yathā tapo vṛddhiṃ yāti tasyā mahāprabhā | tathātathā śarīrasya gauratvaṃ pratipadyate

Translation

เมื่อใดที่ตบะอันทรงเดชของนางเพิ่มพูนขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ เมื่อนั้นกายของนางก็ยิ่งบังเกิดความผ่องขาวและรัศมีมากขึ้นตามลำดับ

Word by Word

• yathā: as, according as
• yathā: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/उपमानार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverbial correlator “as/according as”

• yathā: as (repeated)
• yathā: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः) — indeclinable, repeated for emphasis “as and as”

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually कर्तृपदम्) — Neuter, Nominative Singular

• vṛddhim: increase, growth
• vṛddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative Singular

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धा. √या)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd person singular

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive Singular

• mahāprabhā: great radiance/splendour
• mahāprabhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative Singular

• tathā: so, thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तद्-सम्बन्धी क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable correlator “so/thus”

• tathā: thus (repeated)
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः) — indeclinable, repeated for emphasis “so and so”

• śarīrasya: of the body
• śarīrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive Singular

• gauratvam: fairness, whiteness
• gauratvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gauratva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually कर्तृपदम्) — Neuter, Nominative Singular

• pratipadyate: is attained, comes about
• pratipadyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + pad (धा. √पद्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Gaurīśvara vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satī’s form subtly brightens over time: skin tone and aura become luminous; the liṅga remains steady in the background; companions gaze in quiet amazement as her tejas increases with each phase of austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Gaurī-to-be)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity is portrayed as inner purification that manifests outwardly as radiance—spiritual effort yields visible transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The transformation occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra setting, reinforcing the kṣetra as a stage of divine accomplishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it states the फल (result) of sustained tapas.