Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एवं हि दैत्यराजेन सत्कृतास्ते द्विजोत्तमाः । ऊचुः प्रहृष्टमनसो दानवेन्द्रसुतं तदा

Transliteration

evaṃ hi daityarājena satkṛtāste dvijottamāḥ | ūcuḥ prahṛṣṭamanaso dānavendrasutaṃ tadā

Translation

So wurden jene erlesensten Brahmanen vom Herrn der Daityas geehrt und ehrerbietig empfangen; freudigen Herzens wandten sie sich damals an den Sohn des Dānava-Königs.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• दैत्यराजेन: by the king of Daityas
• दैत्यराजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानां राजा)

• सत्कृताः: honoured
• सत्कृताः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → सत्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ते/द्विजोत्तमाः)

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

• द्विजोत्तमाः: the best Brahmins/sages
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थः (best of twice-born)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; धातु: वच्

• प्रहृष्टमनसः: whose minds were delighted
• प्रहृष्टमनसः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (प्रहृष्टं मनः येषाम्) विशेषणम् (qualifying द्विजोत्तमाः)

• दानवेन्द्रसुतम्: to the son of the lord of Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रसुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानवानाम् इन्द्रस्य सुतः)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages in the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages, honored with offerings, sit with brightened faces and begin speaking to the daitya king’s son; gestures of respectful conversation in a sacred-court ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Daityarāja
• Dvijottamāḥ
• Dānavendrasuta (Prahlāda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect shown to the wise and the wise speaking with joy sets the stage for dharmic guidance in troubled times.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Dvārakā Māhātmya, preparing for the praise of Dvārakā as Bhagavān’s sacred abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes satkāra (honoring the holy) as a dharmic act.