Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

वालखिल्या ऊचुः । नमस्त ऋक्स्वरूपाय सामरूपाय ते नमः । यजुःस्वरूपरूपाय साम्नां धामग ते नमः

Transliteration

vālakhilyā ūcuḥ | namasta ṛksvarūpāya sāmarūpāya te namaḥ | yajuḥsvarūparūpāya sāmnāṃ dhāmaga te namaḥ

Translation

Die Vālakhilyas sprachen: Verehrung Dir, der Du die Gestalt des Ṛk bist; Verehrung Dir, der Du die Gestalt des Sāman bist. Verehrung Dir, der Du den Yajus verkörperst; Verehrung Dir, Du Wohnstatt der Sāmans.

Word by Word

• vālakhilyāḥ: the Vālakhilyas
• vālakhilyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālakhilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ṛk-svarūpāya: to (you) whose form is the Ṛk (Ṛgveda)
• ṛk-svarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛk (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sāma-rūpāya: to (you) whose form is Sāman
• sāma-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• yajuḥ-svarūpa-rūpāya: to (you) whose form is the Yajus
• yajuḥ-svarūpa-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sāmnām: of the Sāmans
• sāmnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dhāmaga: abiding in the abode (of the Sāmans)
• dhāmaga: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक; ग ‘going/abiding’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुधा ‘धाम-ग’ = धाम्नि गच्छति/तिष्ठति इति

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

Speaker

Vālakhilyas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised deity (solar/transcendent form)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of Vālakhilya sages—tiny, radiant ascetics—stand on a luminous shore of Prabhāsa, hands folded, offering Vedic-form salutations to a resplendent solar presence that also hints at a transcendent deity beyond form.

Characters & Entities

• Vālakhilyas
• Ṛgveda
• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity is revered as the living essence of sacred revelation (Veda), suggesting that true worship aligns with Vedic truth and sound.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn is situated within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a place where Vedic praise naturally arises.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedic recitation and stuti are implied; no specific procedural rite is stated.