Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स पार्वत्या देवदेवो महेश्वरः । उवाच परमप्रीतः प्रेम्णा शैलसुतां प्रभुः

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa pārvatyā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | uvāca paramaprītaḥ premṇā śailasutāṃ prabhuḥ

Translation

یوں پاروتی کے کہنے پر دیودیو مہیشور نے کلام فرمایا۔ پربھو نہایت خوش ہو کر، محبت سے شیل سُتا کو جواب دینے لگے۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• uktaḥ: having been spoken to / addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘उक्तः’ (past passive participle: said/addressed)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masc. nom. sg.)

• pārvatyā: by Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (fem. instr. sg.)

• devadevaḥ: god of gods
• devadevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘देवानां देवः’ (masc. nom. sg.)

• maheśvaraḥ: the great Lord (Maheśvara)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् ईश्वरः’ (masc. nom. sg.)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd sg.)

• paramaprītaḥ: extremely pleased
• paramaprītaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमः प्रीतः’ (masc. nom. sg., adjective)

• premṇā: with love
• premṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

• śailasutām: the mountain’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• śailasutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शैलस्य सुताम्’ (fem. acc. sg.)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience; immediate listener is Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, delighted, turns toward Pārvatī with affectionate composure, beginning his explanation. The scene is intimate: Devī as Śailasutā, Śiva as Devadeva, with the Prabhāsa sacred landscape subtly present, signaling that the forthcoming teaching sanctifies the place.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Śailasutā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted in a mood of love and receptivity, not merely argument.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra; the māhātmya situates the teaching within its sanctifying narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition introducing Śiva’s explanation.