Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारप्रमुखै र्योगीन्द्रैरृषिभिः सह । बृहस्पतिं समाहूय पुरस्कृत्य पुरोधसम्

Transliteration

sanatkumārapramukhai ryogīndrairṛṣibhiḥ saha | bṛhaspatiṃ samāhūya puraskṛtya purodhasam

Translation

„Zusammen mit den großen Yogin und Ṛṣi unter der Führung Sanatkumāras rief er Bṛhaspati herbei und stellte jenen obersten Priester an die Spitze.“

Word by Word

• sanat-kumāra-pramukhaiḥ: with (those) led by Sanatkumāra
• sanat-kumāra-pramukhaiḥ: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanatkumāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: sanat-kumāra-pramukhaiḥ = ‘with those headed by Sanatkumāra’; Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of implied ‘(ṛṣibhiḥ/yogīndraiḥ)’

• yogīndraiḥ: with the lords of yogins
• yogīndraiḥ: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogīndra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• ṛṣibhiḥ: with sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Upasarga-sadṛśa avyaya (postposition meaning ‘together with’)

• bṛhaspatim: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• samāhūya: having summoned
• samāhūya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√hū (धातु) + ya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (absolutive/ल्यप्), avyaya; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• puraskṛtya: having honoured / having placed in front
• puraskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puras-√kṛ (धातु) + ya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (absolutive/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having placed in front/honoured’

• purodhasam: the family priest (purohita)
• purodhasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purodhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn celestial council: Sanatkumāra and yogīndras seated in austere brilliance while Bṛhaspati, the chief purohita, is ceremonially placed at the forefront to preside over the forthcoming rite or deliberation.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Yogīndras
• Ṛṣis
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred undertakings at tīrthas are guided by enlightened sages and proper priestly order, reflecting dharmic structure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger episode is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya features assemblies of devas and ṛṣis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied ritual propriety: appointing/foregrounding the purohita (Bṛhaspati) for sacred proceedings.