Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

देवाश्च यज्ञभागार्थमाहूता विष्णुना स्वयम् । सहैव मुनिभिः सर्वैरागता मुनिपुंगवाः

Transliteration

devāśca yajñabhāgārthamāhūtā viṣṇunā svayam | sahaiva munibhiḥ sarvairāgatā munipuṃgavāḥ

Translation

Die Götter, die ihren Anteil am Opfer begehrten, wurden von Viṣṇu selbst herbeigerufen; und zusammen mit allen Munis trafen dort die erhabensten Ṛṣis ein.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यज्ञभागार्थम्: for the sake of the sacrificial share
• यज्ञभागार्थम्: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + भाग + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (यज्ञभागस्य अर्थम् = for the sake of the sacrificial share)

• आहूताः: having been invited
• आहूताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु) → आहूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: personally, himself
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic adverb)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (with)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to मुनिभिः)

• आगताः: came/arrived
• आगताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुनिपुंगवाः: bulls among sages; eminent sages
• मुनिपुंगवाः: Karta (appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां पुंगवाः)

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgādvāra

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor in the Vastrāpatha-māhātmya frame (not specified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of devas and great sages arriving at the sacrificial ground by the Gaṅgā, summoned by Viṣṇu; banners, aerial chariots, ascetics with matted hair, and the yajña pavilion bustling with anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacrifice is portrayed as a cosmic institution involving gods and sages, reflecting ordered participation and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse emphasizes the yajña assembly; the broader episode (previous verse) situates it at Gaṅgādvāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participation in yajña for receiving yajñabhāga (sacrificial portions) is referenced as the ritual context.