Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

इति ब्रुवति देवर्षाववसाने नदीपतिः । प्रोवाच वचनं तस्यै वाचा मृदुसुवर्णया

Transliteration

iti bruvati devarṣāvavasāne nadīpatiḥ | provāca vacanaṃ tasyai vācā mṛdusuvarṇayā

Translation

Khi vị thánh hiền thiên giới nói xong như vậy, bậc Chúa Tể của các dòng sông liền đáp lời nàng, bằng giọng nói dịu dàng, ngọt như vàng.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• ब्रुवति: (he) speaks
• ब्रुवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• देवर्षौ: in/at the divine sage
• देवर्षौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; वैदिक/आर्ष-रूप (locative sg used as देवर्षौ)

• अवसाने: at the end
• अवसाने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• नदीपतिः: lord of rivers (the ocean)
• नदीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नद्याः पतिः)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• वाचा: with (his) voice
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• मृदुसुवर्णया: gentle and golden-sweet
• मृदुसुवर्णया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु + सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (मृद्वी च सा सुवर्णा च/सुवर्णवत् मृदु) — qualifying वाचा

Speaker

Narrator (within the Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse); next speaker is Samudra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā seashore / Sāgara-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rukmiṇī (recipient of reply)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transition scene: after the sage’s words, the Ocean (Samudra) responds with a gentle, golden-sweet voice, suggesting a numinous coastal setting at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Devarṣi
• Nadīpati (Samudra)
• Rukmiṇī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks a respectful transition in sacred dialogue—teaching attentiveness to wise counsel and the continuity of dharmic narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its coastal-sacred setting are implied; Samudra’s presence reinforces the sanctity of the western oceanic tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative connector introducing Samudra’s speech.