Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

आहूयाह प्रतीहारं तया संमोहितो नृपः । पुरोधसं गुरुं विप्रानाचार्याञ्छीघ्रमानय

Transliteration

āhūyāha pratīhāraṃ tayā saṃmohito nṛpaḥ | purodhasaṃ guruṃ viprānācāryāñchīghramānaya

Translation

Von ihr betört und erschüttert, rief der König den Kämmerer herbei und sprach: „Bring schnell den königlichen Purohita, den Lehrer und die brāhmaṇa-Ācāryas herbei!“

Word by Word

• āhūya: having summoned
• āhūya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having called’

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pratīhāram: doorkeeper/chamberlain
• pratīhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃmohitaḥ: bewildered/enchanted
• saṃmohitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + मुह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् (नृपः)

• nṛpaḥ: king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• purodhasam: purohita (royal priest)
• purodhasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purodhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• gurum: teacher
• gurum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• viprān: brahmins
• viprān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• ācāryān: teachers/preceptors
• ācāryān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic reciter); within-verse speaker: the King

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a royal hall near a sacred kṣetra, a disturbed king gestures urgently to the pratīhāra, commanding him to summon the purohita, guru, and brāhmaṇa teachers; attendants and lamps frame the tense moment.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)
• pratīhāra (chamberlain)
• purodhas (royal priest)
• guru
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• ācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When confronted with the uncanny, dharmic response is to seek guidance from guru, purohita, and learned brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is specified yet; the verse initiates consultation with ritual authorities, typically preceding śānti, snāna, or kṣetra-based expiation.