Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततोऽस्य गात्रदौर्गंध्यं नाशमाश्वभ्यगच्छत । विवर्णत्वं गतं सर्वं वपुश्चाभूत्तथोत्तमम्

Transliteration

tato'sya gātradaurgaṃdhyaṃ nāśamāśvabhyagacchata | vivarṇatvaṃ gataṃ sarvaṃ vapuścābhūttathottamam

Translation

پھر اس کے بدن کی بدبو فوراً جاتی رہی۔ ساری بےرنگی دور ہو گئی اور اس کی صورت دوبارہ نہایت عمدہ اور روشن ہو گئی۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/कालवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb ‘then/from that’

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (pronoun)

• gātra-daurgandhyam: the foul smell of (his) body
• gātra-daurgandhyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra + daurgandhya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; समास: गात्रस्य दौर्गन्ध्यं (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• nāśam: to destruction
• nāśam: Gati/Phala (Goal/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — Indeclinable adverb

• abhyagacchat: went/attained
• abhyagacchat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vivarṇatvam: discoloration
• vivarṇatvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivarṇatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• gatam: gone/removed
• gatam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• vapuḥ: body
• vapuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — Indeclinable conjunction

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener (varānane)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic before-and-after: the devotee’s pallor and foul aura dissolve; his complexion brightens, halo returns, and the air becomes fragrant—signifying sin’s departure and tejas restored.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śiva (implied through worship result)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied setting)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship and sacred-place grace are portrayed as removing both inner sin and its outward manifestations, restoring tejas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra liṅga worship context—especially Pāpamocana—shown to erase the marks of brahmahatyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, sustained worship (nitya-pūjā) leading to purification; the verse reports the resulting signs.