Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 149

Devanagari script

एवं शक्रे च विष्णौ च रुद्रे वै पावके तथा । ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मणानां च गायत्री सा वरं ददौ । तस्मिन्काले वरं दत्त्वा ब्रह्मणः पार्श्वगाऽभवत्

Transliteration

evaṃ śakre ca viṣṇau ca rudre vai pāvake tathā | brahmaṇo brahmaṇānāṃ ca gāyatrī sā varaṃ dadau | tasminkāle varaṃ dattvā brahmaṇaḥ pārśvagā'bhavat

Translation

„So gewährte Gāyatrī Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, Rudra und ebenso Pāvaka (Agni) – sowie Brahmā und den Brahmanen – eine Gnade. Nachdem sie damals diesen Segen verliehen hatte, wurde sie zu der, die an Brahmās Seite weilt.“

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• śakre: in/with Śakra (Indra)
• śakre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• viṣṇau: in/with Viṣṇu
• viṣṇau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• rudre: in/with Rudra
• rudre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pāvake: in/with Pāvaka (Agni)
• pāvake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• brahmaṇānām: of the brāhmaṇas
• brahmaṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī
• gāyatrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Anvaya (Apposition/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasmin: at that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• kāle: time
• kāle: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having given’

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• pārśva-gā: one who went to/was at the side
• pārśva-gā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक) + √gam (गम्, धातु) → ga (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पार्श्वं गच्छति/गता)

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (contextual; likely Sūta relating the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gāyatrī Devī, radiant and composed, bestows boons upon Indra, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Agni, Brahmā, and a circle of brāhmaṇas; afterward she stands at Brahmā’s side, signifying brahma-sānnidhya.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Śakra (Indra)
• Viṣṇu
• Rudra
• Pāvaka (Agni)
• Brahmā
• Brāhmaṇa(s)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gāyatrī is revered as universally beneficent—honored by major deities and established alongside Brahmā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing the narrative within Prabhāsa’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it supports the authority of Gāyatrī worship by showing her cosmic status.