Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

शीर्णश्चैवासिपत्रेण अस्याभरणभूषितः । सुखासन समारूढः सुकृती यात्यसौ सुखम्

Transliteration

śīrṇaścaivāsipatreṇa asyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ | sukhāsana samārūḍhaḥ sukṛtī yātyasau sukham

Translation

اگرچہ وہ تلوار کی دھار سے کٹ چکا ہے، پھر بھی وہ زیورات سے آراستہ ہے؛ آرام دہ نشست پر بیٹھ کر، وہ نیک انسان خوشی کی طرف جا رہا ہے۔

Word by Word

• śīrṇaḥ: torn to pieces
• śīrṇaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śṝ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘torn/decayed’ (context: cut to pieces)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• asipatreṇa: with sword-like blades/leaves
• asipatreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (असेः पत्रम् = sword-leaf; ‘sword-blade/knife-like leaf’)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• ābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ: adorned with ornaments
• ābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhūṣ + kta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुष (आभरणैः भूषितः)

• sukhāsanam: a comfortable seat
• sukhāsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; कर्मधारय (सुखं āsanam)

• samārūḍhaḥ: seated upon
• samārūḍhaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-ruh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having mounted/seated’

• sukṛtī: a meritorious person
• sukṛtī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukṛtin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular

• yāti: attains/goes
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘goes/attains’

• asau: that person/he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular pronoun

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

Speaker

Festival announcers/performers (deduced; contrasting righteous reward against sinful punishment)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A striking contrast tableau: a man seemingly ‘cut by a sword’ yet appearing ornamented, serene, and seated on a comfortable conveyance/throne-like seat, moving toward a luminous path—suggesting merit’s protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• sukṛtī (meritorious person)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puṇya leads to honor and well-being; the festival teaches that righteous conduct culminates in ‘sukha’ (auspicious happiness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where teachings on puṇya-phala are woven into sacred celebration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A staged display that honors the sukṛtī (virtuous person), complementing the depictions of punishment for vice.