Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं भक्षितं तेन पीयूषं सुरसत्तम । अहं मध्ये धृतश्चापि राहुणाऽसौ दुरासदः

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ bhakṣitaṃ tena pīyūṣaṃ surasattama | ahaṃ madhye dhṛtaścāpi rāhuṇā'sau durāsadaḥ

Translation

اے سُروں میں افضل! ابھی ابھی اس نے امرت پی لیا ہے؛ اور میں بھی اسی راہو کی گرفت میں ہوں—وہ نہایت دشوار دفع ہے۔

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: 'now/at present')

• भक्षितम्: eaten, consumed
• भक्षितम्: Karma (Object; described as 'eaten')
• Type: Verb
• Root: भक्ष् (धातु) → भक्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थं (eaten/consumed)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karta/Agent (by him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पीयूषम्: nectar, ambrosia
• पीयूषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सुरसत्तम: O best of the gods
• सुरसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सत्तमः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्; सप्तमी-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (locative adverb: 'in the middle')

• धृतः: held, seized
• धृतः: Karma (Patient; 'I' as held)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'held/seized'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• राहुणा: by Rāhu
• राहुणा: Karta/Agent (by Rāhu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• असौ: that one, he
• असौ: Karta (Subject; 'he')
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दुरासदः: hard to approach, formidable
• दुरासदः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + आसद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दुरासद = दुर्-आसद 'hard to approach'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying असौ)

Speaker

Candra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra describes Rāhu having just consumed amṛta and holding him captive; imagery alternates between the cave dialogue and a flashback tableau of amṛta distribution with Rāhu’s intrusion.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Rāhu
• Amṛta/Pīyūṣa
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse stresses seeking divine refuge when confronted by overwhelming forces; protection is ultimately grounded in the Lord’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains Candrodbheda/Arbuda, where this supplication and divine response unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the mythic account leading to the tīrtha’s significance.