Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

ओंकारोऽहं वषट्कारः सामाहमृग्यजुस्तथा । अहमग्निश्च होता च यजमानस्तथैव च

Transliteration

oṃkāro'haṃ vaṣaṭkāraḥ sāmāhamṛgyajustathā | ahamagniśca hotā ca yajamānastathaiva ca

Translation

Ich bin der Oṃkāra; ich bin der Vaṣaṭ-Ruf. Ich bin der Sāman und ebenso Ṛk und Yajus. Ich bin das heilige Feuer Agni, der Hotṛ-Priester und auch der yajamāna, der Stifter des Ritus.

Word by Word

• ओंकारः: the syllable Oṃ (Oṃkāra)
• ओंकारः: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• वषट्कारः: the Vaṣaṭ-call
• वषट्कारः: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वषट्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साम: Sāma (Sāmaveda chant)
• साम: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• ऋक्: Ṛk (Rig-verse)
• ऋक्: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यजुः: Yajus (Yajurvedic formula)
• यजुः: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction (अग्निश्च = अग्निः च)

• होता: Hotṛ priest
• होता: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• यजमानः: the sacrificer (patron)
• यजमानः: Pratijna/Predicative (सम्बन्ध-वाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic yajña tableau: Śiva as luminous Praṇava at the center, syllable ‘Oṃ’ radiating; around him appear Vedic chant scrolls, Agni flames, Hotṛ priest, and yajamāna—shown as emanations of the same divinity.

Characters & Entities

• Oṃkāra
• Vaṣaṭkāra
• Sāma
• Ṛg
• Yajus
• Agni
• Hotṛ
• Yajamāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine pervades every limb of worship—from mantra and Veda to priest, fire, and patron—so ritual is a form of recognizing immanence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where Vedic sacrifice and divine presence are inseparable.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single act is commanded; rather, the verse defines core yajña components (vaṣaṭ, Vedas, Agni, Hotṛ, yajamāna) as sacred.