Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

प्रियश्च तव देवेश लांछनं चापि तिष्ठति । कौतूहलं परं देव तत्त्वं मे वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

priyaśca tava deveśa lāṃchanaṃ cāpi tiṣṭhati | kautūhalaṃ paraṃ deva tattvaṃ me vaktumarhasi

Translation

اے دیویش! وہ آپ کو محبوب ہے، پھر بھی داغ قائم ہے۔ اے دیو! میرا اشتیاق بہت ہے—مہربانی فرما کر اس کا حقیقی بھید مجھے بتائیے۔

Word by Word

• priyaḥ: dear, beloved
• priyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc. nom. sg., adjective)

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

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (gen. sg. pronoun)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानाम् ईशः’ (masc. voc. sg.)

• lāṃchanam: mark, emblem
• lāṃchanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lāṃchana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (neut. nom. sg.)

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• tiṣṭhati: stands, remains
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd sg.)

• kautūhalam: curiosity, wonder
• kautūhalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• param: great, supreme
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (neut. acc. sg., adjective)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (masc. voc. sg.)

• tattvam: truth, principle
• tattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (dat. sg. pronoun)

• vaktum: to speak
• vaktum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought, you are worthy
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 2nd sg.)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha/Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience; immediate addressee is Maheśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, with deep devotion and curiosity, requests the ‘tattva’ behind Soma’s enduring blemish despite being dear to Śiva. Śiva is shown as Deveśa, tranquil, ready to teach; the moon with its mark hangs above, symbolizing unresolved karma awaiting resolution.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Deveśa (Śiva)
• Soma (Candra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor does not annul dharma; truth (tattva) must be understood beyond appearances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the narrative unfolds within its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on tattva-jijñāsā (inquiry into truth).