Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा गच्छंतः शीघ्रगा वियत् । गच्छतस्तांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणास्तत्र वंदिता

Transliteration

tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā gacchaṃtaḥ śīghragā viyat | gacchatastāṃstato dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāstatra vaṃditā

Translation

Daraufhin zogen die Götter, zusammen mit den Gandharvas, schnell durch den Himmel dahin; als die Brahmanen dort sie fortgehen sahen, brachten sie ihnen ehrerbietige Verehrung dar.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sa-gandharvāḥ: together with the Gandharvas
• sa-gandharvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘स’ (=सहित) + गन्धर्वाः

• gacchantaḥ: going
• gacchantaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु: गत्यर्थ)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘गच्छन्तः’ = going

• śīghragāḥ: swift-moving
• śīghragāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीघ्रं गच्छन्ति ये)

• viyat: the sky
• viyat: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे देश/मार्गवाचक

• gacchataḥ: of those who were going
• gacchataḥ: Genitive absolute-like (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु: गत्यर्थ)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) ‘गच्छत्’ का षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन/एकवचनरूप; अत्र षष्ठी बहुवचनार्थे (going ones’) प्रयोगः

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु: दर्शने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vanditāḥ: were saluted/revered
• vanditāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु: स्तुतौ/वन्दने) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि भावः ‘वन्दिताः’ = were saluted

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods and gandharvas ascend swiftly through the sky in a luminous procession; below, brāhmaṇas stand with folded hands, offering salutations on the Prabhāsa shore.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (vandana) toward divine beings is portrayed as natural dharma within a sanctified tīrtha narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, depicted as a realm where devas and gandharvas are present and active.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice of vandana (salutation) to devas; no formal rite is detailed.