Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सुखासीनं ततो मत्वा विश्रांतं मुनिपुंगवम् । आपृच्छत्कुशलं राजा स सर्वं चान्वमोदयत्

Transliteration

sukhāsīnaṃ tato matvā viśrāṃtaṃ munipuṃgavam | āpṛcchatkuśalaṃ rājā sa sarvaṃ cānvamodayat

Translation

Thấy bậc tối thượng trong hàng hiền triết—như con ngưu vương giữa các ẩn sĩ—ngồi an nhiên và đã nghỉ ngơi, nhà vua hỏi thăm an lành. Vị hiền triết từ hòa đáp thuận mọi điều được hỏi.

Word by Word

• sukha-āsīnam: seated comfortably
• sukha-āsīnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsīna (कृदन्त; √ās (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘sukhena āsīnaḥ’ (seated comfortably)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/ततः (adverb: then/thereupon)

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: matvā (कृदन्त; √man (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having considered/knowing’

• viśrāntam: rested
• viśrāntam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśrānta (कृदन्त; vi-√śram (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• muni-puṅgavam: the foremost of sages
• muni-puṅgavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘munīnāṃ puṅgavaḥ’ (bull among sages)

• āpṛcchat: asked
• āpṛcchat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√prach (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he (the sage)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• anvamodayat: replied/assented, responded favorably
• anvamodayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√mud (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; framed later by Sūta in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage sits comfortably on a simple seat, calm and rested; the king stands or sits slightly lower, asking after his welfare; the atmosphere is quiet, with attendants withdrawn.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sage)
• rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with humility: a ruler honors saintly persons, inquires after their well-being, and receives guidance through respectful approach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), whose greatness is being narrated in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse highlights etiquette toward sages as a foundational dharmic practice.