Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततो रतिसमायुक्तः प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम् । अनुज्ञातस्तु तेनैव स्वव्यापारेऽभ्यवर्त्तत

Transliteration

tato ratisamāyuktaḥ praṇipatya maheśvaram | anujñātastu tenaiva svavyāpāre'bhyavarttata

Translation

پھر رتی کے ساتھ متحد ہو کر اس نے مہیشور کو سجدۂ تعظیم کیا۔ اسی پروردگار سے اجازت پا کر وہ اپنے مقررہ کام کی طرف لوٹ گیا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = adverb

• rati-samāyuktaḥ: accompanied by Rati
• rati-samāyuktaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्या समायुक्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• praṇipatya: having bowed down
• praṇipatya: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ni-pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) = gerund/absolutive; पूर्वक्रिया (having bowed)

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc., accusative, singular)

• anujñātaḥ: permitted
• anujñātaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-jñā (धातु) → anujñāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (permitted)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण/विरोध) = particle

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr., singular)

• eva: only/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) = emphatic particle

• sva-vyāpāre: in his own activity/affairs
• sva-vyāpāre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य व्याप्तारः/व्यापारः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masc., locative, singular)

• abhyavarttata: returned/engaged again
• abhyavarttata: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (imperfect, 3rd sg.)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (Arbudācala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa / mahārāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāma, accompanied by Rati, bows at the feet of Maheśvara; Śiva grants leave with a calm gesture, and the couple departs to resume their ordained function.

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Kāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All powers, even desire, operate rightly only with reverence and divine sanction—this is puranic dharma and cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-Kāmeśvara setting remains the narrative frame, highlighting Śiva’s lordship in that sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇipāta (bowing/reverent salutation) to Śiva is exemplified as proper conduct after receiving grace.