Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एतद्विस्तरतो ब्रूहि कारणं च जगत्पते । सर्वभूतहितार्थाय ममानुग्रहकाम्यया

Transliteration

etadvistarato brūhi kāraṇaṃ ca jagatpate | sarvabhūtahitārthāya mamānugrahakāmyayā

Translation

اے جگت پتی! یہ بات مجھے تفصیل سے بتائیے اور اس کی وجہ بھی بیان فرمائیے—تاکہ سب مخلوقات کو فائدہ ہو، اور مجھ پر کرم فرمانے کی آپ کی چاہت سے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail; elaborately
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb in -tas), क्रियाविशेषण

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• कारणम्: the reason
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वभूतहितार्थाय: for the welfare-purpose of all beings
• सर्वभूतहितार्थाय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुग्रहकाम्यया: with the desire for (your) favor; seeking grace
• अनुग्रहकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (as motive)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagatpati (the Lord)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī requests a detailed explanation and its cause, explicitly for the welfare of all beings; the Lord’s posture suggests readiness to bestow grace and instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Jagatpati (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual inquiry seeks the welfare of all beings; divine teaching is requested not for ego but for universal benefit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra remains the narrative setting; the instruction supports its māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied sādhana is seeking detailed upadeśa (instruction) for lokahita (public good).