Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते तया वाक्ये तत्क्षणात्समुपस्थितः । यथा सुप्तो महाराज तद्वद्रूपः स हर्षित

Transliteration

evamukte tayā vākye tatkṣaṇātsamupasthitaḥ | yathā supto mahārāja tadvadrūpaḥ sa harṣita

Translation

Khi nàng nói như vậy, ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy chàng liền hiện đến—hoan hỷ—mang hình dạng như xưa, như người vừa tỉnh dậy sau giấc ngủ, hỡi đại vương.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = adverb

• ukte: when (it was) spoken
• ukte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (absolute locative)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Agent-instrument in absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (fem., instrumental, singular)

• vākye: in the words/statement
• vākye: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neut., locative, singular); लोके सप्तमी-सह (in the statement)

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tat-kṣaṇāt: Apadana (Source/point in time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् क्षणे), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (masc., ablative, singular)

• samupasthitaḥ: appeared/present
• samupasthitaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-sthā (धातु) → upasthita (कृदन्त) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (having appeared/present)

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/तुलना) = comparative particle

• suptaḥ: asleep
• suptaḥ: Upamāna (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svap (धातु) → supta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (masc., vocative, singular)

• tadvat-rūpaḥ: of that same form/just like that
• tadvat-rūpaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (तद्वत् रूपः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nominative, singular)

• harṣitaḥ: delighted
• harṣitaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु) → harṣita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (Arbudācala)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa / mahārāja (addressed as ‘O great king’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden epiphany-like appearance: the deity/figure manifests instantly, radiant and joyful, as if awakening from sleep, responding to a woman’s words; attendants and the king witness the marvel.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma
• Rati
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s boon is immediate and transformative; divine grace can restore what was lost.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda setting frames the Kāmeśvara glorification, though this verse focuses on the boon’s effect.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the fruit (phala) of prior worship and austerity.