Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्र समायाता ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । विबुधास्तीर्थराजं तं ददृशुर्दिव्यचक्षुषा

Transliteration

tatastatra samāyātā brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | vibudhāstīrtharājaṃ taṃ dadṛśurdivyacakṣuṣā

Translation

Then Brahmā and Viṣṇu, with the other gods in their train, came to that place; and with divine sight they beheld that king of tīrthas, Prayāga.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• समायाताः: arrived
• समायाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘having come/arrived’

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: having Brahmā and Viṣṇu in front/leading
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरः गच्छन्ति ये)

• विबुधाः: gods, celestial beings
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तीर्थराजम्: the king of tīrthas
• तीर्थराजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थाणां राजा)

• तम्: him/that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यचक्षुषा: with divine sight
• दिव्यचक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं चक्षुः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prayāga (revealed within Prabhāsa)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surasundarī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā and Viṣṇu lead the gods to the spot; their eyes shine with divinity as they behold the concealed tīrtha-rāja Prayāga, now revealed in a burst of subtle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Vibudhas (gods)
• Prayāga (Tīrtharāja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some sacred realities are subtle and require ‘divine sight’—purity, grace, or revelation—to be truly perceived.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga as Tīrtharāja, in its hidden manifestation connected with Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates a divine visitation and vision.