Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

प्रेरितः शंकरेणैव ब्रह्मा देवर्षिभिस्तथा । परिणीयतां ततो दीक्षां तस्याश्चक्रे यथात्मनः

Transliteration

preritaḥ śaṃkareṇaiva brahmā devarṣibhistathā | pariṇīyatāṃ tato dīkṣāṃ tasyāścakre yathātmanaḥ

Translation

Auf Drängen Śaṅkaras und der göttlichen Seher ließ Brahmā sie ordnungsgemäß vermählen und vollzog für sie die dīkṣā (Weihe), wie er es für sich selbst täte.

Word by Word

• preritaḥ: impelled, prompted
• preritaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + īr (धातु) → prerita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त (masc. nom. sg. past participle: “impelled”)

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. instr. sg.)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle: “indeed/only”)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• devarṣibhiḥ: by the divine sages
• devarṣibhiḥ: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां ऋषयः) (masc. instr. pl.)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “thus/also”)

• pariṇīyatām: let (her) be led/escorted
• pariṇīyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg. imperative, middle); कर्मणि/आज्ञार्थ (let (her) be led/escorted)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: “then”)

• dīkṣām: initiation, consecration
• dīkṣām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (fem. gen. sg.)

• cakre: performed, did
• cakre: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg. perfect, middle)

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb/conjunction: “as/according to”)

• ātmanaḥ: of himself / his own
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. gen. sg.; also used reflexively)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, urged by Śaṅkara and surrounded by devarṣis, performs a solemn wedding and dīkṣā-consecration in a Prabhāsa yajña-maṇḍapa; ritual fires glow as celestial witnesses look on.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Devarṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine action follows dharmic procedure—initiation and sanctification are essential for spiritual success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a ritual-ground where marriage and consecration support the welfare-bringing yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pariṇaya (marriage rite) and dīkṣā (consecration/initiation) are explicitly referenced.