Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

अंतकश्चाभवद्दोग्धा पितृणां भगवा न्प्रभुः । असुरैः श्रूयते चापि पुनर्दुग्धा वसुन्धरा

Transliteration

aṃtakaścābhavaddogdhā pitṛṇāṃ bhagavā nprabhuḥ | asuraiḥ śrūyate cāpi punardugdhā vasundharā

Translation

At si Antaka ang naging tagagatas para sa mga Pitṛ—ang pinagpalang Panginoon. At naririnig din sa hanay ng mga Asura na, minsan pang muli, ginatasan ang Daigdig nang panibago.

Word by Word

• अन्तकः: Antaka (Yama/Death)
• अन्तकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दोग्धा: milker (one who milks)
• दोग्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोग्धृ (प्रातिपदिक; √दुह् धातु-जन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• पितॄणाम्: of the Pitṛs (manes)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: blessed, venerable
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असुरैः: by/among the Asuras
• असुरैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• श्रूयते: is heard/it is said
• श्रूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• दुग्धा: milked
• दुग्धा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √दुह् धातु-जन्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (milked)

• वसुन्धरा: the Earth
• वसुन्धरा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Antaka as a formidable yet lawful figure milking the Earth-cow for the Pitṛs; Pitṛs receive offerings; in the distance, Asuras observe and transmit the tale, indicating the myth’s wide circulation.

Characters & Entities

• Antaka
• Pitṛs
• Asuras
• Vasundharā (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is universal in scope: different realms and beings have their own ordained sustenance and functions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred narrative frame, lending tīrtha-authority to the cosmological account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse continues the cosmological catalog of ‘milking’ roles and recipients.