Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मंत्रिणं हेमगर्भांगं बृहस्पतिसमं धिया । यज्ञोपस्करसंभारं सर्वमादाय सत्वराः

Transliteration

maṃtriṇaṃ hemagarbhāṃgaṃ bṛhaspatisamaṃ dhiyā | yajñopaskarasaṃbhāraṃ sarvamādāya satvarāḥ

Translation

Er ließ auch einen Minister rufen, von goldgleichem Leib, dessen Geist dem Bṛhaspati ebenbürtig war; und, nachdem sie alle Gerätschaften für das Yajña an sich genommen hatten, brachen sie eilends auf.

Word by Word

• mantriṇam: the minister/counsellor
• mantriṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hema-garbha-aṅgam: having limbs like gold/with golden-bodied form
• hema-garbha-aṅgam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हेमगर्भम् अङ्गं यस्य/हेमगर्भाङ्गः; here used adjectivally)

• bṛhaspati-samam: equal to Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspati-samam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बृहस्पतिना समः = equal to Bṛhaspati)

• dhiyā: in intellect/with intelligence
• dhiyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yajña-upaskara-saṃbhāram: the collection of sacrificial equipment
• yajña-upaskara-saṃbhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + upaskara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य उपस्कराणां सम्भारः = collection of sacrificial implements)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सम्भारम् विशेषयति)

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dā (धातु) with ā-; ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त: ‘having taken’

• satvarāḥ: hasty/quick
• satvarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (आदेशपरायणाः इत्यादि कर्तॄन् विशेषयति)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative continuation under Īśvara’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (destination implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra’s wise minister—golden-bodied, Bṛhaspati-like in intellect—organizes and carries the full set of sacrificial implements; the entourage hastens to complete the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Minister (Mantrin)
• Bṛhaspati (as comparison)
• Yajñopaskara (sacrificial implements)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through wise counsel and thorough preparation—ritual worship is organized, not careless.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the destination implied by the gathering of yajña materials.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Collecting and carrying yajñopaskaras (sacrificial implements/materials) for the intended yajña.