Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा हृष्टमनाश्चाहमवोचं त्वां शुचिस्मिते

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭamanāścāhamavocaṃ tvāṃ śucismite

Translation

Thấy vậy, lòng ta tràn đầy hoan hỷ, ta liền nói với nàng, hỡi bậc có nụ cười thanh khiết.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु; त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having seen”

• हृष्टमनाः: with delighted mind
• हृष्टमनाः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: हृष्टं मनः यस्य सः (one whose mind is delighted)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अवोचम्: said; spoke
• अवोचम्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Aorist); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: to you; you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• शुचिस्मिते: O pure-smiling one
• शुचिस्मिते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: शुचि स्मितं यस्याः (she of pure smile)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogic style; addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker, delighted, turns toward the fair-smiling goddess and begins to speak, with the just-seen merged divine form still glowing nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine revelation begins with auspicious vision (darśana) and inner joy, preparing the listener for sacred instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, centering on Prabhāsa in Saurāṣṭra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the narrative tone for subsequent kṣetra-related instruction.