Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

पितरौ जगतो देवौ क्षामयामास दीनवत् । तुष्टाव सूक्तवाक्यैस्तु रहस्यैर्भक्तिसंयुतः

Transliteration

pitarau jagato devau kṣāmayāmāsa dīnavat | tuṣṭāva sūktavākyaistu rahasyairbhaktisaṃyutaḥ

Translation

他如同无助之人一般，向那两位神祇——世间之父母——恳求宽恕。又以虔敬之心，用辞章雅正而义理幽深的密语赞颂他们。

Word by Word

• pitarau: the two parents
• pitarau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• devau: the two gods
• devau: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); ‘पितरौ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• kṣāmayāmāsa: begged forgiveness/caused to forgive
• kṣāmayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु, causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) ‘kṣāmayati’; लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• dīnavat: piteously
• dīnavat: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dīnavat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: like a wretched person)

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• sūkta-vākyaiḥ: with well-spoken words
• sūkta-vākyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkta (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (well-spoken words), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• rahasyaiḥ: with secret (mystic) [hymns/words]
• rahasyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• bhakti-saṃyutaḥ: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-saṃyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त, क्त from saṃ-yuj)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या संयुतः / endowed with devotion), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Prahlāda (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, now gentle, addresses the divine couple as cosmic parents; his hands folded, eyes lowered; the atmosphere shifts from grief to calm devotion as he offers profound praise.

Characters & Entities

• Deva and Devī (divine couple)
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is approached through humility, confession, and sincere praise rooted in devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the sanctified setting where the divine couple is worshiped and reconciliation is granted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; the verse highlights kṣamā-yācñā (seeking forgiveness) and stuti (praise).