Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अयं गच्छतु ते भ्राता वसंतश्च मनोहरः

Transliteration

ayaṃ gacchatu te bhrātā vasaṃtaśca manoharaḥ

Translation

Hãy để Vasantā duyên dáng này—người anh của nàng—cùng đi với nàng.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गच्छतु: let (him) go
• गच्छतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसन्तः: Vasanta (Spring personified)
• वसन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भ्राता इत्यस्य समनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• मनोहरः: charming
• मनोहरः: Visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वसन्तस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brief directive: charming Vasanta, Kāma’s brother/ally, is sent along—evoking blossoms, breezes, and the retinue of spring.

Characters & Entities

• Vasantā (Spring)
• Kāmadeva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly allurements—beauty, springtime, and pleasure—are portrayed as forces that test spiritual steadfastness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, since the episode belongs to its māhātmya and culminates in Śiva’s residence there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative detail describing Kāma’s accompaniment by Vasantā.