Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एकदा तस्यराजर्षेरर्द्धासनगता सती । यावत्तिष्ठति राजेंद्रमृषिस्तावदुपागतः । कण्वो नाम महातेजास्तपस्वी वेदपारगः

Transliteration

ekadā tasyarājarṣerarddhāsanagatā satī | yāvattiṣṭhati rājeṃdramṛṣistāvadupāgataḥ | kaṇvo nāma mahātejāstapasvī vedapāragaḥ

Translation

有一次，当那位王仙的贤德王后端坐于半边王座之时，一位圣者来到王廷。他就是大威德的迦ṇ婆仙人——苦行者，且已通达诸吠陀。

Word by Word

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājarṣeḥ: of the royal sage
• rājarṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• arddha-āsana-gatā: having sat on half the seat
• arddha-āsana-gatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘arddhe āsane gatā’ (seated on half the seat)

• satī: the virtuous lady
• satī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; √as (धातु) + शतृ/स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (virtuous woman)

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (correlative: ‘as long as’)

• tiṣṭhati: remains, stands
• tiṣṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rājendra: O king
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे/उपपद-प्रयोगः); संबोधन-प्राय (O king)

• ṛṣiḥ: a sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tāvat: then, meanwhile
• tāvat: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (correlative: ‘so long/then’)

• upāgataḥ: arrived
• upāgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upāgata (कृदन्त; upa-√gam (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• kaṇvaḥ: Kaṇva
• kaṇvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (proper name)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name: ‘named’)

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (कर्मधारय) — ‘mahac ca tat tejaḥ’

• tapasvī: an ascetic
• tapasvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• veda-pāragaḥ: knower/master of the Vedas
• veda-pāragaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + pāraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘vedānāṃ pāragaḥ’ (one who has gone to the far shore of the Vedas)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Bṛhadratha
• Indumatī
• Kaṇva Ṛṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The arrival of a realized sage signals a dharmic turning point and highlights the importance of honoring holy guests (atithi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is an origin narrative within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya; the direct tīrtha reference emerges through the ensuing events.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, atithi-satkāra (hospitality to a sage) is indicated, elaborated in the next verse via worship and arghya.