Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु पार्वत्या प्रहस्य परमेश्वरः । उवाच परया प्रीत्या वाचा मधुरया प्रभुः

Transliteration

evamuktastu pārvatyā prahasya parameśvaraḥ | uvāca parayā prītyā vācā madhurayā prabhuḥ

Translation

帕尔瓦蒂如此启请时，至上主含笑；主宰以深切慈爱，用甘美之语而宣说。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘परमेश्वरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• पार्वत्या: by Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Kartr (कर्ता, passive-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्तृ-तृतीया (agent in passive with ‘उक्तः’)

• प्रहस्य: having laughed/smiled
• प्रहस्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमः ईश्वरः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परया: with great
• परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘प्रीत्या’)

• प्रीत्या: affection/joy
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; भाव-तृतीया (instrumental of manner)

• वाचा: with (his) speech/voice
• वाचा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• मधुरया: sweet
• मधुरया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘वाचा’)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘परमेश्वरः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Narrator (within the Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the māhātmya (implicit); immediate interlocutors are Śiva and Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva smiles softly at Pārvatī’s concern; the atmosphere brightens, indicating forthcoming boon. The divine couple is seated in tranquil majesty, with attendants or subtle aura of revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Parameśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine teaching is framed as compassionate and accessible—Śiva responds lovingly to concerns about beings in Kali Yuga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse; it introduces Śiva’s forthcoming instruction about the paramount tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative bridge into the teaching.