Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

वामन उवाच । महर्षे कुशलं तेऽद्य कस्मादागम्यते त्वया । प्रणमामि महर्षे त्वां ब्रह्मैव त्वं जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

vāmana uvāca | maharṣe kuśalaṃ te'dya kasmādāgamyate tvayā | praṇamāmi maharṣe tvāṃ brahmaiva tvaṃ jagattraye

Translation

วามนะกล่าวว่า: “ข้าแต่มหาฤๅษี วันนี้ท่านสบายดีหรือ? ท่านมาจากแห่งใด? ข้าขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน โอ้ผู้เห็นธรรม—ในสามโลก ท่านแท้จริงคือพรหมันเอง”

Word by Word

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: वच् (to speak)

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma/Prayojya-bhāva (Object of inquiry)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; ‘कुशलं (अस्ति)’ इति भावे

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; enclitic

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• कस्मात्: from where/for what reason
• कस्मात्: Apādāna (Source queried)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• आगम्यते: has come/arrives
• आगम्यते: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is come/arrives)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive)/Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• प्रणमामि: I bow (to)
• प्रणमामि: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; धातु: नम् (to bow)

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: to you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Viśeṣya-predication (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; ‘त्वं ब्रह्म’ इति विधेय (predicate nominative)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• जगत्-त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/Scope)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः त्रयम् (the three worlds) → जगत्त्रय; सप्तमी: in/among the three worlds

Speaker

Vāmana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-group (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāmana rises or bows with folded hands before Nārada; Nārada stands with vīṇā, serene and smiling; a Śiva shrine nearby anchors the setting; the moment emphasizes reverence and sacred dialogue.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Nārada
• Brahman
• Three worlds (jagat-traya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring realized sages as embodiments of truth is a key mark of dharma and spiritual culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue unfolds in the Vastrāpathakṣetra setting, reinforcing it as a sanctified Śaiva space for holy meetings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is guru/sage-vandana—respectful greeting, inquiry of welfare, and prostration.