Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततो हष्टमनाऽगस्त्यः प्राग्रसत्कवलद्वयम् । रूपं कृत्वा महत्तद्वद्यद्वत्सागरशोषणे

Transliteration

tato haṣṭamanā'gastyaḥ prāgrasatkavaladvayam | rūpaṃ kṛtvā mahattadvadyadvatsāgaraśoṣaṇe

Translation

پھر اَگستیہ منی خوش دل ہو کر پہلے دو لقمے نگل گیا۔ اس نے اپنا روپ عظیم کر لیا، جیسے اس نے سمندر کو پی جانے کے وقت کیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ततोऽर्थे (thereupon/then)

• haṣṭa-manāḥ: joyful-minded
• haṣṭa-manāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'joyful-minded'—विशेषणम् (of Agastya)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prā-agrāsat: swallowed
• prā-agrāsat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gras (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र +
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kavala-dvayam: two mouthfuls
• kavala-dvayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavala (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः ('two morsels')

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made/assumed
• kṛtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (Absolutive/क्त्वान्त), 'having made/assumed'

• mahat: great, huge
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rūpam)

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; 'tadvat' = 'like that/in that manner' (manner adverb)

• yadvat: just as
• yadvat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यद्वत् (correlative: 'just as')

• sāgara-śoṣaṇe: in the drying up of the ocean
• sāgara-śoṣaṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in the drying up of the ocean'—अधिकरण

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya’s body subtly enlarges into a majestic, expansive form; he begins eating with calm delight, the scene echoing the legendary moment of ‘drinking the ocean’.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainment (tapas and mantra) grants mastery over seemingly impossible obstacles; dharma’s protectors are empowered.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Agastya’s greatness is displayed to end demonic oppression.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative comparison to Agastya’s famed ocean-drinking act.