Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्योत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु ह्येकमनाः प्रिये । उन्नताद्दक्षिणे भागे यजंते द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu hyekamanāḥ priye | unnatāddakṣiṇe bhāge yajaṃte dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

„Ich werde ihren Ursprung darlegen — höre, Geliebte, mit ungeteiltem Geist. Südlich von Unnata vollziehen die Besten der Zweimalgeborenen Opferhandlungen (yajña).“

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• उत्पत्तिम्: origin
• उत्पत्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; प्र-उपसर्ग

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/assurance)

• एकमनाः: single-minded
• एकमनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of addressee/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + manas (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (एकं मनः यस्य = single-minded)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• उन्नतात्: from the elevated (place)
• उन्नतात्: Apādāna (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• दक्षिणे: in the southern
• दक्षिणे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; दिशावाचक विशेषण

• भागे: part/region
• भागे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यजन्ते: they worship/sacrifice
• यजन्ते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्विजसत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + sattama (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सत्तमाः = best among the twice-born)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Pārvatī
• Unnata
• Dvi-ja-sattamas (foremost brāhmaṇas)
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-minded listening (ekāgratā) to tīrtha-māhātmya is presented as a virtue, and yajña performed in holy terrain is highlighted as a sustaining dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The southern region near Unnata within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where eminent brāhmaṇas conduct sacrifices.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of yajñas by dvija-sattamas is noted; the verse itself primarily introduces an origin narrative and a sacred location.