Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

नारदः पर्वतश्चैव वसिष्ठोऽरुंधती तथा

Transliteration

nāradaḥ parvataścaiva vasiṣṭho'ruṃdhatī tathā

Translation

Naroon din sina Nārada at Parvata, at gayundin si Vasiṣṭha—kasama rin si Arundhatī—ay naroon sa pook na iyon.

Word by Word

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

• पर्वतः: Parvata (sage)
• पर्वतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/just)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣi-sthāna in Prabhāsa-kṣetra associated with Nārada–Parvata and Vasiṣṭha–Arundhatī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada with vīṇā and Parvata beside him in a tranquil grove near sacred waters; Vasiṣṭha seated with Arundhatī, both serene, blessing pilgrims; the scene radiates calm dharma and devotional music.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Nārada
• Parvata
• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness is sustained not only by solitary ascetics but also by exemplary dharmic households such as Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, reinforcing the tīrtha’s prestige.