Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तरं विष्णुस्ततः शक्र स्ततोऽपरे । वालखिल्यादयो विप्रा मन्त्रैश्च शतरुद्रियैः

Transliteration

brahmaṇo'nantaraṃ viṣṇustataḥ śakra stato'pare | vālakhilyādayo viprā mantraiśca śatarudriyaiḥ

Translation

ব্রহ্মার পরে বিষ্ণু, তারপর শক্র (ইন্দ্র), এবং তারপর অন্যরা পূজা করল। বালখিল্য প্রভৃতি ঋষি-ব্রাহ্মণরা মন্ত্রসমূহ দ্বারা, শতারুদ্রিয়সহ, পূজা করলেন।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative); क्रमवाचक (immediately after)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमवाचक (then)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्ततः: then
• स्ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमवाचक; पाठभेद/सन्ध्यन्तर-रूप (ततः)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वालखिल्यादयः: Vālakhilyas and others
• वालखिल्यादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वालखिल्याः आदयः)

• विप्राः: brahmins/sages
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शतरुद्रियैः: with the Śatarudriya (hymns)
• शतरुद्रियैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पाठानुसार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शतं रुद्रियाणि/रुद्राध्यायाः)

Speaker

Pulastya, implied continuation

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda acala-liṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand worship sequence: Brahmā has finished; Viṣṇu offers tulasī/flowers and abhiṣeka; Indra follows with celestial offerings; Vālakhilya sages chant Śatarudrīya around the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śakra (Indra)
• Vālakhilya sages
• Śatarudriya
• Rudra/Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence is universal: gods and sages together uphold dharma through mantra and Rudra-worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Arbuda-khaṇḍa within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, celebrating the sanctified sphere where Śaiva worship brings order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-pūjā using Śatarudriya hymns as a formal means of worship.