Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

हिमवानुवाच । अद्य मे सफलं जन्म अद्य मे सफलाः क्रियाः । यन्मे साक्षात्त्वमव्यक्ता प्रसन्ना दृष्टिगोचरा । इदानीं किं मया कार्यं तन्मे ब्रूहि महेश्वरि

Transliteration

himavānuvāca | adya me saphalaṃ janma adya me saphalāḥ kriyāḥ | yanme sākṣāttvamavyaktā prasannā dṛṣṭigocarā | idānīṃ kiṃ mayā kāryaṃ tanme brūhi maheśvari

Translation

หิมวานกล่าวว่า “วันนี้กำเนิดของข้าสำเร็จสมบูรณ์ วันนี้กิจทั้งหลายของข้าให้ผลแล้ว—เพราะพระองค์ ผู้ไม่ปรากฏรูป (อวฺยกฺตา) ได้ทรงเมตตาให้ข้าเห็นประจักษ์ต่อหน้า. บัดนี้ข้าควรทำสิ่งใด? ขอพระแม่มหेशวรีโปรดตรัสบอกเถิด”

Word by Word

• हिमवान्: Himavān (the हिमालय)
• हिमवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (speaker-name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• सफलम्: fruitful
• सफलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; जन्म इति विशेषण

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• सफलाः: fruitful
• सफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्रियाः इति विशेषण

• क्रियाः: actions/rites
• क्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यत्: because/that (which)
• यत्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• मे: to me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: directly, in person)

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

• अव्यक्ता: unmanifest/indistinct
• अव्यक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; त्वम् इति विशेषण

• प्रसन्ना: gracious, pleased
• प्रसन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; त्वम् इति विशेषण

• दृष्टि-गोचरा: visible, within the range of sight
• दृष्टि-गोचरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दृष्टेः गोचरः) → 'within sight'; त्वम् इति विशेषण

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: now)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: to be done; duty
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'to be done' (duty)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वरि: O Maheshvarī
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Himavān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvarī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān, humbled and radiant with joy, speaks with folded hands: ‘My birth is fulfilled.’ The Goddess stands serene, granting audience; the scene emphasizes grace making the Unmanifest visible.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Maheśvarī (Devī/Umā/Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest success of life is divine darśana, followed by humble inquiry into right action (dharma) under divine guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue unfolds within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The shloka itself is a request for instruction; the ritual direction appears in the following verses (Śiva-pūjā, dhyāna, tapas).