Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

संक्षेपात्कथय स्नेहाद्दृष्टादृष्टफलोदयम् । धर्मान्मनुजशार्दूल ब्रूहि सर्वानशेषतः

Transliteration

saṃkṣepātkathaya snehāddṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalodayam | dharmānmanujaśārdūla brūhi sarvānaśeṣataḥ

Translation

Vì lòng từ ái, xin hãy nói vắn tắt cho chúng tôi về sự trổ sinh của quả báo—cả hữu hình lẫn vô hình—phát khởi từ dharma. Hỡi bậc hùng kiệt giữa loài người, xin hãy trình bày mọi pháp, không sót điều nào.

Word by Word

• saṃkṣepāt: briefly
• saṃkṣepāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/तृतीया-प्रयोगः): ‘संक्षेपात्’ = संक्षेपेण/संक्षेपतः (adverbial: briefly)

• kathaya: tell / narrate
• kathaya: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• snehāt: out of affection
• snehāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa-phala-udayam: the arising of seen and unseen results
• dṛṣṭa-adṛṣṭa-phala-udayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + adṛṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः: (दृष्टं च अदृष्टं च) फलम् तस्य उदयः = फलोदयः; ‘दृष्टादृष्टफलोदयम्’ = तं फलोदयम्

• dharmān: duties / dharmas
• dharmān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• manujaśārdūla: O tiger among men
• manujaśārdūla: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः: मनुजेषु शार्दूलः (श्रेष्ठः)

• brūhi: speak / tell
• brūhi: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘धर्मान्’

• aśeṣataḥ: completely / without remainder
• aśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘अशेषतः’ = निरवशेषेण/सम्पूर्णतः (entirely)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Prahlāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages, affectionate and earnest, request a concise yet complete exposition of dharmas and their visible/invisible fruits; Prahlāda is addressed as ‘manuja-śārdūla’, emphasizing his heroic moral stature.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma yields both immediate benefits and subtle, unseen merit; the sages seek a complete but concise teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The discourse belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, the sacred praise-context of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it is a request to enumerate dharmic practices and their results.