Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

स्वस्थाने ब्राह्मणांश्चैव जाप्ये चैव न्ययोजयत् । श्रीसूक्तं पावमानं च सदा चैव च वाजिनम्

Transliteration

svasthāne brāhmaṇāṃścaiva jāpye caiva nyayojayat | śrīsūktaṃ pāvamānaṃ ca sadā caiva ca vājinam

Translation

Dann stellte er die Brāhmaṇen an ihre rechten Plätze und bestimmte sie zur Rezitation: des Śrī-sūkta, der Pāvamāna-Hymnen, ferner des Sāman namens Sadā sowie des Vājina—und setzte so die reinigenden Gesänge des Ritus in Gang.

Word by Word

• स्व-स्थाने: in their proper place
• स्व-स्थाने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘स्वस्य स्थानम्’

• ब्राह्मणान्: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात — emphatic particle

• जाप्ये: in (the act of) japa/recitation
• जाप्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular (‘in japa/recitation’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात — emphatic particle

• न्ययोजयत्: appointed/engaged
• न्ययोजयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd sg; causative sense ‘appointed/engaged’

• श्री-सूक्तम्: Śrī-sūkta hymn
• श्री-सूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘श्रियाः सूक्तम्’

• पावमानम्: Pāvamāna (hymn)
• पावमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (name of a hymn)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय — temporal adverb

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात — emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• वाजिनम्: Vājin (hymn/chant)
• वाजिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (name/epithet of a hymn/recitation)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a consecrated pavilion, Brahmā (or the chief officiant) places Brāhmaṇas at marked stations; some hold palm-leaf/recitation posture, others sing Sāmans; the atmosphere is orderly, with subtle gestures indicating different śākhās and chants.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Śrī-sūkta
• Pāvamāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and auspiciousness arise when sacred rites are performed with proper order, qualified priests, and Vedic recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a supremely sanctifying field where Vedic rites bear heightened merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Appointing Brāhmaṇas in designated positions for japa, including Śrī-sūkta and Pāvamāna recitations.