Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

कस्तेन सदृशो देवः शंभुना भुवनत्रये । राज्यं नियमिनामेवं यो रुष्टोऽपि प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

kastena sadṛśo devaḥ śaṃbhunā bhuvanatraye | rājyaṃ niyamināmevaṃ yo ruṣṭo'pi prayacchati

Translation

تینوں لوکوں میں شَمبھُو کے مانند کون سا دیوتا ہے؟ وہ تو ضبطِ نفس والوں کو، ناراض ہونے پر بھی، سلطنت عطا کر دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; interrogative pronoun

• तेन: with him / compared to him
• तेन: Karana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• सदृशः: similar
• सदृशः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective

• देवः: god
• देवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शंभुना: with Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुना: Karana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि भुवनानि) — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• नियमिनाम्: of the self-controlled (ascetics)
• नियमिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable; manner adverb

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun

• रुष्टः: angry
• रुष्टः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्रुद्धः’ — Past participle used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे/अपि = even/also — Indeclinable; particle

• प्रयच्छति: grants
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, Active, 3rd person singular

Speaker

Sūta (devotional praise within narrative) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śambhu’s field; Somanātha sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional stuti tableau: Śambhu as cosmic lord, serene yet awe-inspiring, with symbols of sovereignty (crown, throne, or royal insignia) offered to disciplined ascetics; the grove-liṅga glows as his immanent form.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is unparalleled; discipline and restraint attract divine favor even amid divine displeasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, framing the site as a field of Śiva’s benevolence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyama (self-restraint/observance) is implied as a spiritual discipline, though no specific vow is listed.