Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

समागम्य तदा वैन्यमभ्यषिंचन्नराधि पम् । सोऽभिषिक्तो महातेजा देवैरंगिरसादिभिः

Transliteration

samāgamya tadā vainyamabhyaṣiṃcannarādhi pam | so'bhiṣikto mahātejā devairaṃgirasādibhiḥ

Translation

حينئذٍ اجتمعوا ومسحوا فَيْنْيَا بماء التتويج المقدّس، فجعلوه سيّدًا على الناس. وهكذا بعد أن نال الأبهِشيكا، أُقيم ذلك العظيم المتلألئ على العرش بأيدي الآلهة يتقدّمهم أَنْغِيرَسَ وسواهم.

Word by Word

• समागम्य: having assembled
• समागम्य: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having assembled/come together’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वैन्यम्: Vainya (son of Vena)
• वैन्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: they anointed
• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नराधिपम्: the lord of men (king)
• नराधिपम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अङ्गिरसादिभिः: by Aṅgiras and others
• अङ्गिरसादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ ‘अङ्गिरसः आदयः’ (and others like Aṅgiras)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgiras and other sages, with devas, pour consecration waters over Vainya seated on a lion-throne; a radiant aura surrounds him as he is proclaimed overlord; banners, kalashas, and flower showers fill the pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• Vainya (Pṛthu)
• Devas
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Legitimate authority is sanctified through dharmic consecration; divine forces uphold a ruler who serves cosmic and social order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narration occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, linking dharma-restoring kingship to the sacred region of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (royal anointing/consecration) is explicitly described, performed by devas and revered seers.