Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य पुत्रं भूरिपराक्रमम् । राज्येऽभिषेचयामासु नाम्ना ख्यातं महौजसम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya putraṃ bhūriparākramam | rājye'bhiṣecayāmāsu nāmnā khyātaṃ mahaujasam

Translation

Hearing their words, they performed the consecration for his son—mighty in valor—and enthroned that illustrious prince, great in splendor and renowned by name.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object of hearing/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (pronoun; neuter accusative singular)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• vacanam: words/speech
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (वचन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• bhūriparākramam: of great valor
• bhūriparākramam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri + parākrama (भूरि + पराक्रम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine accusative singular; adjective)

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (राज्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (neuter locative singular)

• abhiṣecayāmāsu: they consecrated/anointed
• abhiṣecayāmāsu: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + √sic (सिच्) (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (नामन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (neuter instrumental singular)

• khyātam: renowned
• khyātam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √khyā (ख्या) (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle used adjectivally; masculine accusative singular)

• mahaujasam: of great vigor
• mahaujasam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ojas (महा + ओजस्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine accusative singular; adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal coronation: priests perform abhiṣeka for the valorous prince; vessels of water, royal parasol, and the Arbuda landscape hinted behind, suggesting the mountain kingdom’s continuity.

Characters & Entities

• son (prince)
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightful succession and orderly coronation uphold rājadharma, preserving stability that supports dharma in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Arbuda within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography frame; this verse itself focuses on royal installation rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (royal consecration/installation) is referenced as the formal rite of enthronement.