Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततो देव्यद्भुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् । भर्त्तारं मां पुनः प्राप्य पार्वतीति निगद्यसे

Transliteration

tato devyadbhutaṃ taptvā tapaḥ paramaduścaram | bharttāraṃ māṃ punaḥ prāpya pārvatīti nigadyase

Translation

其后，噢女神，你修行了奇妙的苦行——至极难行的禅修与苦行（tapas）——再度得我为夫；因此人们称你为“帕尔瓦蒂”（Pārvatī）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपः)

• तप्त्वा: having performed austerity
• तप्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• परमदुश्चरम्: extremely difficult to perform
• परमदुश्चरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + दुश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (तपः)

• भर्त्तारम्: husband/lord
• भर्त्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्राप्य: having attained/obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karma (Name as predicate/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम (as appellation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• निगद्यसे: are called/are spoken of
• निगद्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-गद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva recalls to Devī her wondrous, arduous tapas and the consequent re-attainment of him as husband; the moment is intimate yet cosmic, emphasizing the sanctity of her name ‘Pārvatī’.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Tapas
• Śiva (implicit 'mām')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast tapas joined with devotion bears fruit; divine union symbolizes the harmony of discipline (tapas) and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the sacred setting where Devī’s tapas and names are recounted to magnify the site’s holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is praised in principle, but no specific vow, fast, or pilgrimage procedure is stated in this verse.