Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गच्छ त्वं विज्वरा भूत्वा शृणु भूयो वचश्च मे

Transliteration

gaccha tvaṃ vijvarā bhūtvā śṛṇu bhūyo vacaśca me

Translation

“你且去吧，已脱离忧苦之热；再听我之言。”

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Addressee/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• विज्वरा: free from fever/affliction
• विज्वरा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular (addressed; agrees with implied feminine addressee)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (पूर्वकाल) — gerund/absolutive ‘having become’

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• भूयः: again / further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरर्थे) — adverb ‘again/further’

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात — conjunction

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān/Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The devotee lady

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva gently dismisses the devotee, declaring her freed from fever/distress, and invites her to hear more—an intimate, calming instruction scene at a shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Indrāṇī (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace removes inner torment; calmness becomes the ground for receiving dharmic instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually tied to Prabhāsa-kṣetra where the Paulomīśvara liṅga is established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it indicates a boon-like relief (freedom from affliction) and continued instruction.