Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यज्ञभागान्स्वयं सर्वे बुभुजुस्ते च दानवाः । तपोऽर्थे च ततो देवा गताः सर्वेऽर्बुदाचलम्

Transliteration

yajñabhāgānsvayaṃ sarve bubhujuste ca dānavāḥ | tapo'rthe ca tato devā gatāḥ sarve'rbudācalam

Translation

إنّ الدانافا قد التهموا بأنفسهم جميع الأنصبة المخصّصة من القرابين. فلذلك مضت الآلهة جميعًا إلى جبل أربودا، متّخذةً التَّبَس (الزهد والتقشّف) ملاذًا لها.

Word by Word

• yajña-bhāgān: shares of the sacrifice
• yajña-bhāgān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भागाः)

• svayam: themselves
• svayam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्वयम् = आत्मना/oneself)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bubhujuḥ: enjoyed/partook
• bubhujuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• dānavāḥ: the Dānavas
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tapaḥ-arthe: for the purpose of austerity
• tapaḥ-arthe: Prayojana/Hetu (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः अर्थे = for the sake of austerity)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/देश-निर्देशक अव्यय)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विधेय

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• arbuda-acalam: to Mount Arbuda
• arbuda-acalam: Karma (Goal/Object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अर्बुदः अचलः)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala / Arbuda-parvata

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dānavas seize yajña offerings at blazing altars; the devas, deprived, turn away and journey toward Arbuda’s forested heights, beginning austerities amid peaks and sacred groves.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Yajña
• Devas
• Arbuda-acala (Mount Arbuda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rightful worship is obstructed, the dharmic remedy is tapas and turning toward a consecrated landscape where divine aid is accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-acala (Mount Arbuda), approached by the gods as a powerful place for tapas and divine assistance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is indicated as the gods’ chosen practice; it implies vows, restraint, and sustained worship at Arbuda.