Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो लज्जा समभवत्तत्र मे रघुनन्दन । पित्रा तत्र महाबाहो मनोज्ञानि शुभानि च

Transliteration

tato lajjā samabhavattatra me raghunandana | pitrā tatra mahābāho manojñāni śubhāni ca

Translation

پھر، اے رَگھو کے فرزندِ عزیز، وہاں مجھ میں شرم پیدا ہوئی۔ اور وہیں، اے قوی بازو! میرے والد نے دل کو بھانے والی اور مبارک چیزوں کا اہتمام کیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Hetu/Kala (Cause/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे अव्यय (thereupon/therefore)

• लज्जा: shame
• लज्जा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समभवत्: arose/occurred
• समभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)

• रघुनन्दन: O descendant who delights Raghu (Rāma)
• रघुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (रघोः नन्दनः)

• पित्रा: by (my) father
• पित्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• मनोज्ञानि: pleasing to the mind
• मनोज्ञानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (शुभानि इति/अर्थे)

• शुभानि: auspicious things
• शुभानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unclear from snippet; dialogue addresses Rāma (Raghunandana), suggesting a narrator recounting an episode involving Rāghava in the Prabhāsa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Raghunandana’ (Rāma) addressed; also ‘rājendra’ appears later in sequence, suggesting a royal audience across the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker, addressed by a Raghu-line hero, lowers his gaze in shame; nearby, the father figure arranges auspicious ritual items—flowers, vessels, cloth, and offerings—signaling a turn from distress to remedy.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Raghu lineage

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and moral sensitivity (lajjā) accompany sacred duty; auspicious acts performed under elders’ guidance support dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with Puṣkara-tīrtha appearing in adjacent verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only general mention of auspicious arrangements; explicit śrāddha/dāna prescriptions occur in the subsequent verses.