Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हैमवत्यै पुरा प्रोक्तं कैलासे शूलपाणिना । नारदाय पुरा प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मणा मत्समीपतः

Transliteration

haimavatyai purā proktaṃ kailāse śūlapāṇinā | nāradāya purā proktaṃ brahmaṇā matsamīpataḥ

Translation

往昔在凯拉萨山上，执三叉戟之主（湿婆）曾将此法开示于海摩伐蒂（Haimavatī）；更久远时，梵天（Brahmā）也曾在我亲前将此教诲传与那罗陀（Nārada）。

Word by Word

• हैमवत्यै: to Haimavatī (Pārvatī)
• हैमवत्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैमवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'formerly')

• प्रोक्तम्: was said
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (said/declared)

• कैलासे: on Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• शूलपाणिना: by Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)
• शूलपाणिना: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—शूल + पाणि (बहुव्रीहि: 'he whose hand holds a trident' = Śiva)

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रोक्तम्: was said
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मत्-समīपतः: near me / in my presence
• मत्-समīपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial compound): मत् + समीपतः = 'from/at my vicinity'; तस्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय

Speaker

Unspecified (contextually a narrator/teacher reporting prior transmissions)

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Śiva (Śūlapāṇi)
• Haimavatī (Pārvatī)
• Brahmā
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The teaching is validated through revered lineages, showing it is ancient, authoritative, and widely upheld.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as the place of transmission; the section overall glorifies Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes the authenticity of the teaching (about the vigil/observance) through its sacred transmission, rather than detailing a new rite.