Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

प्रवर्ग्ये क्रियमाणे तु ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः । क्षीरद्वये हूयमाने मंत्रेणाध्वर्युणा तथा

Transliteration

pravargye kriyamāṇe tu brāhmaṇairvedapāragaiḥ | kṣīradvaye hūyamāne maṃtreṇādhvaryuṇā tathā

Translation

Als das Pravargya-Ritual von Brahmanen vollzogen wurde, die die Veden vollkommen beherrschten, und als die beiden Milchopfer vom Adhvaryu-Priester mit Mantra vorschriftsgemäß ins Feuer gegossen wurden,—

Word by Word

• प्रवर्ग्ये: in the Pravargya rite
• प्रवर्ग्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (यज्ञाङ्ग-नाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रियमाणे: while being performed
• क्रियमाणे: Adhikarana (Temporal setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → क्रियमाण (कृदन्त, शानच्; कर्मणि)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/मान) — ‘while being performed’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक-निपात (but/indeed)

• ब्राह्मणैः: by brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वेदपारगैः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य पारगाः = versed in the Veda)

• क्षीरद्वये: in the pair of milk (two milk-mixtures)
• क्षीरद्वये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे क्षीरे यस्मिन्/द्वयम् क्षीरम्)

• हूयमाने: while being offered
• हूयमाने: Adhikarana (Temporal setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हु (धातु) → हूयमान (कृदन्त, शानच्; कर्मणि)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/मान) — ‘while being offered (into fire)’

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अध्वर्युणा: by the adhvaryu priest
• अध्वर्युणा: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Pravargya in progress: Adhvaryu pours twin milk offerings into the blazing fire while Veda-knowing brāhmaṇas chant; the air shimmers with heat and mantra power.

Characters & Entities

• Pravargya
• Brāhmaṇa
• Adhvaryu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites gain power through correct lineage of knowledge (Veda-mastery) and exact performance (mantra and priestly roles).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting; its māhātmya frames Vedic ritual performance as part of the sanctity of the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The Pravargya rite: milk-offerings (kṣīra) are offered with mantra by the Adhvaryu, indicating a formal Vedic procedure.