Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तथोक्तास्ते नृपेंद्रेण ब्राह्मणाः सत्यवादिनः । समग्राः पार्थिवं प्रोचुर्यदुक्तं यज्ञकर्मणि

Transliteration

tathoktāste nṛpeṃdreṇa brāhmaṇāḥ satyavādinaḥ | samagrāḥ pārthivaṃ procuryaduktaṃ yajñakarmaṇi

Translation

Thus addressed by the king, those truth-speaking brāhmaṇas explained to the monarch in full what is taught regarding the rites and acts of sacrifice (yajña).

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उक्ताः: having been addressed
• उक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘addressed/said to’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नृपेन्द्रेण: by the king
• नृपेन्द्रेण: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — ‘इन्द्र इव नृपः’

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सत्य-वादिनः: truth-speaking
• सत्य-वादिनः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘सत्यं वदन्ति ये’

• समग्राः: all together / complete
• समग्राः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘ब्राह्मणाः’)

• पार्थिवम्: the king (earthly ruler)
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रोचुः: told, explained
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• उक्तम्: that which was stated
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘said’

• यज्ञ-कर्मणि: in the sacrificial rite
• यज्ञ-कर्मणि: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘यज्ञस्य कर्म’

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, calm and composed, explain yajña procedures to the king using gestures and ritual diagrams; a manuscript or palm-leaf text is visible, emphasizing tradition.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇāḥ
• nṛpendra (king)
• yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is transmitted through truthful teachers who preserve and communicate complete ritual knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse is a narrative transition into detailed ritual instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It indicates that yajña-karma instructions will be given comprehensively, but does not list steps itself.