Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

तया सार्द्धं तु सम्भोगान्भुंक्ते गंधर्वनायकः । उत्पन्ना तस्य कालेन पुत्री पुत्राष्टकोपरि

Transliteration

tayā sārddhaṃ tu sambhogānbhuṃkte gaṃdharvanāyakaḥ | utpannā tasya kālena putrī putrāṣṭakopari

Translation

Cùng nàng, chúa tể các Gandharva hưởng lạc ái ân vợ chồng; rồi đúng thời, một ái nữ ra đời—sau khi tám người con trai đã sinh trước đó.

Word by Word

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha (Accompaniment marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सम्भोगान्: sexual enjoyments/pleasures
• सम्भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मपदम्

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• गन्धर्वनायकः: the leader of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व-नायक (प्रातिपदिक; गन्धर्व + नायक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्पन्ना: born
• उत्पन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्+पद् (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—पुत्री इति विशेष्यस्य

• तस्य: of him/his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कालेन: in due course/with time
• कालेन: Karana (Means/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; निमित्त/हेतु-भाव (by/with time)

• पुत्री: a daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुत्राष्टक-उपरि: after eight sons / above the set of eight sons
• पुत्राष्टक-उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुत्र-अष्टक-उपरि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय; पुत्र + अष्टक + उपरि)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; उपरि-शब्दः अव्यय (postposition) — 'above/after'; अर्थतः सप्तम्यर्थे (locative sense)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing the narration to Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial Gandharva lord with his consort in a refined palace setting; attendants and auspicious symbols suggest the birth of a daughter after eight sons—an intimate domestic moment rendered with divine elegance.

Characters & Entities

• Ghanavāhana
• Gandharvanāyaka
• Daughter (unnamed)
• Eight sons (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Narratives of lineage and birth in the Purāṇas often introduce the moral arena where dharma, vows, and divine grace unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The story continues within Svayaṃprabhā’s setting, serving as the backdrop for the Somavāravrata-related legend.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it advances the plot that will support the teaching about Somavāravrata.