Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

नाम तेन जगत्यस्मिन्नित्यं ख्यातं महात्मनः । तत्रस्थैर्मुनिभिस्तस्य कृताः सर्वैर्यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

nāma tena jagatyasminnityaṃ khyātaṃ mahātmanaḥ | tatrasthairmunibhistasya kṛtāḥ sarvairyathākramam

Translation

وبذلك الاسمِ صارَ صاحبُ النفسِ العظيمةِ مشهورًا على الدوامِ في هذا العالم. وأمّا الحكماءُ المقيمونَ هناك فقد أقاموا له، على الترتيبِ اللائق، جميعَ الشعائرِ والطقوس.

Word by Word

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as 'name'

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ख्यातम्: is renowned/known
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्यात (√ख्या धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; predicate participle

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तत्रस्थैः: by those staying there
• तत्रस्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र-स्थ (√स्था धातु; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्र + स्थ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying munis)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• कृताः: were performed/done
• कृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (√कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; agrees with implied 'saṃskārāḥ' etc.

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of munis)

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-क्रम (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An āśrama assembly where resident sages perform sequential saṃskāras for Pippalāda; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and celebratory of dharmic formation.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through saṃskāras and community guidance; saintly association establishes a life on the Vedic path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where resident sages uphold Vedic rites and spiritual culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃskāras (life-cycle rites) performed in proper order by sages are referenced generally.