Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

कुतो भवानितः प्राप्तः किमर्थं मुनिसत्तम । अमी पुत्रास्तथा राज्यं कलत्राणि धनानि च

Transliteration

kuto bhavānitaḥ prāptaḥ kimarthaṃ munisattama | amī putrāstathā rājyaṃ kalatrāṇi dhanāni ca

Translation

“尊者从何处来到此地，哦最胜牟尼，为何而来？此处亦有子嗣、国土、妻室与财宝。”

Word by Word

• kutaḥ: from where
• kutaḥ: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय/Interrogative adverb): “whence/from where”

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/Directional adverb): “from here/this place”

• prāptaḥ: arrived
• prāptaḥ: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्) + pra- (उपसर्ग) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तः’ = “having come/arrived” (with bhavān)

• kimartham: for what purpose
• kimartham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक): किमर्थम् = “for what purpose/why” (किम् + अर्थम्)

• munisattama: O best of sages
• munisattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठः मुनिः’ इति (muni-sattama)

• amī: these (yonder)
• amī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative): “these/those (yonder)”

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/connector): “and also/likewise”

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समुच्चित-पदार्थ

• kalatrāṇi: wives
• kalatrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• dhanāni: wealths
• dhanāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/Conjunction): “and”

Speaker

Mahiṣāsura

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahiṣa addresses the seated sage, gesturing toward symbols of prosperity—heirs, treasury, queens, and royal insignia—offering them as if at the sage’s disposal.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣāsura
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s dharma includes respectful inquiry and readiness to support sages with worldly resources.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces the theme of offering resources (dāna/service) to a sage.