Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा दूतोऽपि शक्रस्य तस्य वाक्यं सविस्तरम् । कथयामास शक्रस्य तं भूयः सोऽभ्यभाषत

Transliteration

śrutvā dūto'pi śakrasya tasya vākyaṃ savistaram | kathayāmāsa śakrasya taṃ bhūyaḥ so'bhyabhāṣata

Translation

مُدگل کے مفصل کلمات سن کر شکر کے قاصد نے وہ سب شکر کو سنا دیا؛ پھر شکر نے دوبارہ کلام کیا۔

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• दूतः: the messenger
• दूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• शक्रस्य: of Indra
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्-विशेषण)

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सविस्तरम्: in detail
• सविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (विस्तरेण सह = in detail)

• कथयामास: reported / narrated
• कथयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative: ‘caused to be told’ → ‘told’)

• शक्रस्य: to Indra (lit. of Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke to / addressed
• अभ्यभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः ‘अभि-’

Speaker

Pulastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (earthly frame, implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine messenger, having heard the sage’s firm reply, returns to Indra’s jeweled court and reports; Indra prepares to respond, signaling escalation.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Devadūta (divine messenger)
• Mudgala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods must acknowledge and respond to the speech and resolve of a dharmic sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Arbuda sacred setting frames the episode; this particular verse focuses on the heavenly court’s response rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing the messenger’s report and Indra’s reply.