Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

इति स्तुतस्तदा देव्या प्रचलच्चन्द्रशेखरः । ततस्तुष्टस्तु भगवानिदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

iti stutastadā devyā pracalaccandraśekharaḥ | tatastuṣṭastu bhagavānidaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

เมื่อพระเทวีสรรเสริญดังนี้ จันทรเศขระ (พระศิวะ) ก็สั่นไหวด้วยความปีติ. ครั้นแล้วพระภควานผู้พอพระทัย ตรัสถ้อยคำนี้ว่า

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तरि-सम्बन्धः

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• प्रचलत्-चन्द्रशेखरः: the (moving) Chandrashekhara (Śiva)
• प्रचलत्-चन्द्रशेखरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचलत् (कृदन्त) + चन्द्रशेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रचलत् = वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ) ‘moving/shaking’

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (thereupon/then)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘वचनम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva Candraśekhara subtly ‘stirs’—a gentle movement, smile, or brightening aura—signaling satisfaction; Devī remains poised in reverence as the moment turns from hymn to divine speech.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Candraśekhara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise (stuti) evokes divine pleasure, leading to instruction and blessings that guide devotees toward dharma and sacred understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, preparing for teachings that explain the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the transition from hymn to divine discourse.