Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततोऽपश्च्यवनः शीघ्रं रूपार्थी प्रविवेश ह । अश्विनावपि तद्देवि ततः प्राविशतां जलम्

Transliteration

tato'paścyavanaḥ śīghraṃ rūpārthī praviveśa ha | aśvināvapi taddevi tataḥ prāviśatāṃ jalam

Translation

Bấy giờ Cyavana mau chóng bước vào dòng nước, cầu mong dung sắc (tuổi trẻ). Rồi, hỡi phu nhân, hai vị Aśvin cũng đi vào nước ấy.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• apaścyavanaḥ: Apaścyavana (a person’s name)
• apaścyavanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apaścyavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative): manner ‘quickly’

• rūpārthī: desirous of beauty/form
• rūpārthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rūpasya arthī = desirous of beauty/form)

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ha: indeed/it is said
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कथन-प्रत्ययार्थक (emphatic/quotative)

• aśvinau: the two Aśvins
• aśvinau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘also/even’

• tat: that (thing/place)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devi: O goddess/lady
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘then/thereupon’

• prāviśatām: (the two) entered
• prāviśatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-saras (unnamed)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cyavana steps into the lake with resolve; the twin Aśvins follow, their bodies radiant as they enter the water together, creating concentric ripples and a sense of impending miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Aśvinīkumāras
• Sukanyā (as addressee: devi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters in a tīrtha are portrayed as channels for divine renewal when approached under dharmic guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (its waters/pond are central to the episode).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immersion/entering the waters (snāna), a common Purāṇic means of purification and transformation.