Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अनेन मन्त्रजाप्येन स शांतोदरवे दनः । नारदो देवराजस्य समीपं सहसा ययौ

Transliteration

anena mantrajāpyena sa śāṃtodarave danaḥ | nārado devarājasya samīpaṃ sahasā yayau

Translation

ด้วยการสวดภาวนามนต์นี้ เขาก็สงบเย็นในภายใน แล้วพระนารทฤๅษีก็รีบเข้าเฝ้าพระอินทร์ ผู้เป็นราชาแห่งเทวะทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मन्त्रजाप्येन: by (this) mantra-recitation
• मन्त्रजाप्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मन्त्रस्य जाप्यम् = mantra-recitation)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शान्त: calmed; pacified
• शान्त: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उदरवे: at/near Udara-va (place-name)
• उदरवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (पाठानुसार रूपम्)

• दनः: Dana (name/epithet)
• दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (पाठानुसार)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवराजस्य: of the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• समीपम्: to the vicinity
• समीपम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः लक्ष्य (goal)

• सहसा: suddenly; quickly
• सहसा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrative voice (Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, serene after mantra-japa, moves swiftly through luminous space toward Indra’s court, vīṇā in hand, aura of tapas and urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Mantra-japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-japa steadies the inner being, preparing one for right counsel and dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter context is Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa; this verse narrates the lead-in to guidance about restoration and purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-japa (repetition of a sacred formula) is explicitly mentioned.