Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्माणमाहूय समेतं तु मुनीश्वरैः । प्रतिष्ठां कारय विभो इष्ट्वा तत्र महामखैः

Transliteration

tato brahmāṇamāhūya sametaṃ tu munīśvaraiḥ | pratiṣṭhāṃ kāraya vibho iṣṭvā tatra mahāmakhaiḥ

Translation

ثم استدعِ براهما، ومعه سادةُ الحكماء من المُنِيّين. أيها الجبّار، وبعد أن تُقام هناك عباداتٌ بذبائح عظيمة، فليُجرَ طقسُ التثبيت والتكريس (براتيشتها).

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (ablatival adverb ‘then/from that’); English: adverb

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Masculine accusative singular

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + √ह्वे (धातु, ‘to call’) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive) ‘having summoned’; English: gerund

• समेतम्: assembled / accompanied
• समेतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समेत (कृदन्त, सम् + √इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ब्रह्माणम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्; English: Masculine accusative singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle); English: particle

• मुनीश्वरैः: with the lordly sages
• मुनीश्वरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; English: Masculine instrumental plural

• प्रतिष्ठाम्: consecration / installation (rite)
• प्रतिष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Feminine accusative singular

• कारय: have (it) performed / cause to be done
• कारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु, ‘to do’) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोजक (‘cause to be done’); English: Imperative 2nd sg active, causative

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: Vocative singular

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped / having performed sacrifice
• इष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √यज् (धातु, ‘to worship/sacrifice’) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive) ‘having worshipped/sacrificed’; English: gerund

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; English: adverb ‘there’

• महामखैः: with great sacrifices
• महामखैः: Karana (Means/rite/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; English: Masculine instrumental plural

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand consecration: Brahmā arrives with sages; a sacrificial pavilion (yajña-śālā) blazes with sacred fire; priests perform mantras as the liṅga is formally consecrated.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Munis (sages)
• Śiva-liṅga
• Viśvakarman (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld when divine worship is institutionalized through proper rites guided by Brahmā and the sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a place fit for great sacrifices and liṅga consecration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (consecration/installation) of the liṅga, accompanied by mahāmakhas (major sacrificial rites).