Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

शक्राच्च नारदः प्राप्तो धौम्यस्तु तदनन्तरम् । धौम्याद्युधिष्ठिरः प्राप्य सर्वान्कामानवाप्तवान्

Transliteration

śakrācca nāradaḥ prāpto dhaumyastu tadanantaram | dhaumyādyudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāpya sarvānkāmānavāptavān

Translation

شکر (اندرا) سے یہ نارَد تک پہنچا، پھر اس کے بعد دھومیہ تک۔ دھومیہ سے پا کر یُدھشٹھِر نے اپنی تمام مرادیں پوری کر لیں۔

Word by Word

• śakrāt: from Śakra (Indra)
• śakrāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

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

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāptaḥ: arrived; obtained
• prāptaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त; प्र√आप् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, कर्मणि-भावे ‘having obtained/arrived’ (finite-verb sense in narrative)

• dhaumyaḥ: Dhaumya
• dhaumyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: but; then
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• anantaram: immediately after; next
• anantaram: Adhikarana (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable): ‘after that/next’

• dhaumyāt: from Dhaumya
• dhaumyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāpya (कृदन्त; प्र√आप् (धातु) ल्यप्-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having obtained’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• avāptavān: obtained
• avāptavān: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: avāptavat (कृदन्त; ava√आप् (धातु) क्तवत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle active): ‘has obtained’ (finite-verb sense)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context; likely Śiva continuing the account to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (Śaunaka et al.)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chain of transmission: Indra confers a sacred hymn to Nārada; Nārada passes it to Dhaumya; Dhaumya teaches Yudhiṣṭhira, who receives it with folded hands and gains desired ends.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Nārada
• Dhaumya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred hymns gain authority through guru-paramparā (transmission), and sincere reception/practice leads to fulfillment aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Sūrya-related praise and its merits are being highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, receiving and practicing the Sūrya hymn/nāma tradition; the explicit daily recitation is stated in the next verse.