Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसहस्रांते तुतोष भगवाञ्छिवः । तस्य संदर्शनं दत्त्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

tato varṣasahasrāṃte tutoṣa bhagavāñchivaḥ | tasya saṃdarśanaṃ dattvā vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

Pagkaraan, sa pagtatapos ng isang libong taon, nalugod ang Mapalad na Panginoong Śiva. Ipinagkaloob Niya ang banal na darśana at winika ang mga salitang ito.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• वर्षसहस्रान्ते: at the end of a thousand years
• वर्षसहस्रान्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वर्षसहस्रस्य अन्ते)

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भगवान् इति अप्पोजिशन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive: of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• संदर्शनम्: a दर्शन/vision (appearance)
• संदर्शनम्: Karma (Object of giving)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), धातु: दा

• वाक्यम्: words, a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object of speaking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वाक्यम्)

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

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Pulastya (narration context; transition to Śiva’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda tapas-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a long span, Śiva manifests before the ascetic—radiant, ash-smeared, with matted locks and crescent moon; the cave/cleft glows; the liṅga and theophany align, suggesting Śiva’s presence both immanent and personal.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persevering devotion ripens into Śiva’s pleasure and culminates in darśana (direct divine encounter).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-khaṇḍa milieu of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa is being praised as a setting where long worship bears extraordinary fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A long-term vow of worship culminating in the grace of darśana; the verse highlights duration and steadfastness rather than a single rite.