Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

गतोऽसौ कारणात्तस्मात्तल्लिंगे पतिते वयम् । निरानंदाः स्थिताः सर्व आचक्ष्वैतद्धि कारणम्

Transliteration

gato'sau kāraṇāttasmāttalliṃge patite vayam | nirānaṃdāḥ sthitāḥ sarva ācakṣvaitaddhi kāraṇam

Translation

اسی سبب سے وہ چلا گیا؛ اور جب وہ لِنگ گرا تو ہم سب خوشی سے محروم ہو کر رہ گئے۔ اس کا حقیقی سبب ہمیں بتائیے۔

Word by Word

• gataḥ: gone
• gataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjectival participle used predicatively

• asau: he/that one
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kāraṇāt: from the cause/reason
• kāraṇāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• tat-liṅge: in that liṅga
• tat-liṅge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (that + liṅga); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• patite: fallen
• patite: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pat (धातु) → patita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; agrees with liṅge

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थ, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• nir-ānandāḥ: joyless
• nir-ānandāḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate complement/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्/निर्-प्रयोग (privative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicate adjective of vayam

• sthitāḥ: (have) remained/stood
• sthitāḥ: Kriyā (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; predicative participle

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; agrees with vayam

• ācakṣva: tell, explain
• ācakṣva: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• kāraṇam: the cause/reason
• kāraṇam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to etat (object complement)

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests afflicted beings/attendants addressing Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages, now joyless and humbled, stand before Brahmā with downcast eyes, confessing their state and pleading for the real reason behind their affliction.

Characters & Entities

• liṅga
• nirānanda (joylessness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering invites inquiry into causes; purāṇic narratives push the listener toward understanding karma and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as a realm where spiritual states (ānanda/nirānanda) shift with one’s conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a request for doctrinal explanation.