Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा यद्राज्ञा समुदीरितम् । गमनाय मतिं चक्रे शिवरात्र्या उपोषणे

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā yadrājñā samudīritam | gamanāya matiṃ cakre śivarātryā upoṣaṇe

Translation

بادشاہ کے کہے ہوئے وہ کلمات سن کر اس نے جانے کا ارادہ کر لیا—شِو راتری کی رات اُپواس رکھنے کے عزم کے ساتھ۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• यत्: which (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense; by the king/करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुदीरितम्: uttered, spoken
• समुदीरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of यत्/वचनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उद्+ईर् (धातु) → समुदीरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गमनाय: for going
• गमनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient; for going/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रे: made, formed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शिवरात्र्याः: of Śivarātri
• शिवरात्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपोषणे: in the fast (observance)
• उपोषणे: Adhikarana (Location/occasion; in the fast/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After hearing the king’s words, the queen makes up her mind to go and to fast on Śivarātri night.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is strengthened by vrata: inner discipline (fasting) aligns the seeker with Śiva’s grace and the tīrtha’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the implied destination, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śivarātri upoṣaṇa—fasting/observance on the night of Śivarātri.