Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सर्वसैन्येन संयुक्तस्तत्र ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः । एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु पुनर्योगेश्वरीं नयेत् । उच्चार्य मन्त्रमेवं वै खङ्गं तस्यै समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

sarvasainyena saṃyuktastatra brāhmaṇapuṃgavaiḥ | evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānaṃ tu punaryogeśvarīṃ nayet | uccārya mantramevaṃ vai khaṅgaṃ tasyai samarpayet

Translation

Begleitet vom gesamten Heer und von hervorragenden Brāhmaṇas soll man, nachdem man so die vorgeschriebene Handlung vollendet hat, wieder zu Yogeśvarī zurückkehren. Indem man das Mantra auf diese Weise rezitiert, übergebe man ihr das Schwert als Gabe.

Word by Word

• sarva-sainyena: with the entire army
• sarva-sainyena: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘सर्वं सैन्यम्’

• saṃyuktaḥ: joined; accompanied
• saṃyuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• brāhmaṇa-puṃgavaiḥ: with eminent Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-puṃgavaiḥ: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa + puṃgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘श्रेष्ठैः ब्राह्मणैः’

• evam: thus
• evam: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done’

• vidhānam: procedure; rite
• vidhānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tu: then; but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• punar: again
• punar: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• yogeśvarīm: Yogeśvarī (goddess)
• yogeśvarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘योगस्य ईश्वरी’

• nayet: should lead
• nayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• uccārya: having recited
• uccārya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + car (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having uttered/recited’

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• khaṅgam: sword
• khaṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• samarpayet: should offer; should present
• samarpayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + arp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Yogeśvarī-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal procession with soldiers and venerable brāhmaṇas approaches the Yogeśvarī shrine; the officiant recites a mantra and places a gleaming sword before the Goddess as a formal offering.

Characters & Entities

• Yogeśvarī
• Sainya (army)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Khaḍga
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṣātra power is subordinated to Devī and dharma—strength is consecrated, then surrendered to the divine source.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Yogeśvarī-associated sacred spot within Prabhāsakṣetra, highlighted in the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After completing the rite and procession, return to Yogeśvarī, recite the mantra, and formally offer the sword to her.