Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

मथित्वा सागरं देवा गृहीत्वाऽमृतमुत्तमम् । सत्वरास्तत्र ते गत्वा पपुश्चैव यथेप्सया

Transliteration

mathitvā sāgaraṃ devā gṛhītvā'mṛtamuttamam | satvarāstatra te gatvā papuścaiva yathepsayā

Translation

سمندر کو متھ کر دیوتاؤں نے اعلیٰ امرت حاصل کیا۔ پھر وہ جلدی سے وہاں گئے اور اپنی خواہش کے مطابق اسے پی لیا۔

Word by Word

• mathitvā: having churned
• mathitvā: Kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: math (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाल

• sāgaram: the ocean
• sāgaram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाल

• amṛtam: nectar/ambrosia
• amṛtam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying amṛtam)

• satvarāḥ: hastening/quickly
• satvarāḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devāḥ)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• te: they
• te: Karta (co-referential)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (Gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाल

• papuḥ: drank
• papuḥ: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• ipsayā: according to (their) desire
• ipsayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ipsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (amṛta-episode locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, fresh from the ocean-churning, carry the amṛta vessel and rush to a chosen spot at Prabhāsa to drink freely.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Devas
• Sāgara-manthana
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha greatness is grounded in cosmic events; sacred places preserve the residue of divine acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse begins the origin narrative that will explain a Prabhāsakṣetra tīrtha connected with amṛta.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the mythic origin context.