Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शीघ्रं संपाद्यतां सर्वं यथा यज्ञः प्रवर्तते । सर्वेषामेव विप्राणां चंद्रलोकनिवासिनाम्

Transliteration

śīghraṃ saṃpādyatāṃ sarvaṃ yathā yajñaḥ pravartate | sarveṣāmeva viprāṇāṃ caṃdralokanivāsinām

Translation

„Alles soll rasch bereitet werden, damit das Yajña beginnen kann; für alle Brāhmaṇas, die durch ihr heiliges Leben Candraloka, die Mondwelt, zu bewohnen würdig sind.“

Word by Word

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• saṃpādyatām: let (it) be prepared
• saṃpādyatām: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pad (धातु) with sam-; causative stem saṃpādaya-; कर्मणि/भावे लोट्
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative): ‘let it be accomplished/prepared’

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थाने (passive construction: ‘everything’ as subject)

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (conjunction: so that/as)

• yajñaḥ: the sacrifice
• yajñaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pravartate: proceeds/commences
• pravartate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु) with pra-; आत्मनेपदम्
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• candra-loka-nivāsinām: of those dwelling in the moon-world
• candra-loka-nivāsinām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रलोके निवासिनः = residing in the moon-world)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling yajña-preparation scene at Prabhāsa: attendants arrange altars, vessels, samidhs, ghee, and seating for brāhmaṇas; a leader urges swift completion so the rite may commence, with moon symbolism hinting Candraloka.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Candraloka
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy works succeed when undertaken promptly and with reverence toward brāhmaṇas, whose presence sanctifies yajña and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha), praised through instructions for yajña connected to the Prabhāsa pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Immediate arrangement of all requisites so the yajña can commence, with special provision for brāhmaṇas.