Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा महादेवस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । मंकिः पिंडारकस्तत्र तपस्तेपे दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca | evamuktvā mahādevastatraivāṃtaradhīyata | maṃkiḥ piṃḍārakastatra tapastepe divāniśam

Translation

普罗罗私底耶说道：“如此说罢，摩诃提婆当即在彼处隐没。曼祇——毗ṇḍāraka——则在彼地昼夜修行苦行。”

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) 'उक्त्वा' (having said)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः महान् देवः (कर्मधारयः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मङ्किः: Maṅki
• मङ्किः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्कि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पिण्डारकः: (called) Piṇḍāraka
• पिण्डारकः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपाधि/नाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तेपे: performed (austerities)
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दिवानिशम्: day and night
• दिवानिशम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा + निशम् (अव्यय-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time); समासः दिवा च निशम् च (द्वन्द्वः)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṇḍāraka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (addressed later as) Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pulastya narrates as Mahādeva, after speaking, vanishes at Piṇḍāraka; Maṅki remains at the shore/holy waters performing severe austerities continuously.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Maṅki
• Piṇḍāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons are stabilized by sustained discipline—tapasyā deepens the sanctity of the devotee and the site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale that becomes Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha, where the sage continues austerities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is described as the practice undertaken day and night.