Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सत्रान्ते सूतमनघं नैमिषेया महर्षयः । पुराणसंहितां पुण्यां पप्रच्छू रोमहर्षणम्

Transliteration

satrānte sūtamanaghaṃ naimiṣeyā maharṣayaḥ | purāṇasaṃhitāṃ puṇyāṃ papracchū romaharṣaṇam

Translation

Al concluir la sesión sacrificial, en Naimiṣa los grandes sabios preguntaron al Sūta sin mancha, Romaharṣaṇa, acerca del santo compendio de la tradición puránica.

Word by Word

• सत्रान्ते: at the end of the satra
• सत्रान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (at the end of the sacrificial session)

• सूतम्: the Sūta (bard)
• सूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (the Sūta)

• अनघम्: blameless
• अनघम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सूतम्) विशेषणम्; Accusative singular (blameless)

• नैमिषेयाः: the sages of Naimiṣa
• नैमिषेयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिषेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (the Naimiṣeya-s)

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (great sages)

• पुराणसंहिताम्: the Purāṇa compendium
• पुराणसंहिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (the Purāṇa-compendium)

• पुण्याम्: holy
• पुण्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुराणसंहिताम्) विशेषणम्; Accusative singular (holy)

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; Perfect, 3rd person plural (they asked)

• रोमहर्षणम्: Romaharṣaṇa
• रोमहर्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (Romaharṣaṇa)

Speaker

Narrator (frame narrative voice within Adhyāya 1; contextually Vyāsa’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣeya Mahārṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage at Naimiṣa: sages seated in a circle after completing a satra; the sinless Sūta Romaharṣaṇa sits respectfully, ready to speak; sacrificial fires smolder; calm scholarly anticipation fills the air.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Romaharṣaṇa)
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Maharṣis (sages)
• Purāṇa-saṃhitā
• Satra (sacrificial session)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through humble inquiry and authoritative recitation within a dharmic assembly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣāraṇya is the immediate setting of the frame narrative; it introduces the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya that follows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The context is a satra (extended sacrificial rite), indicating a setting of yajña and disciplined listening (śravaṇa) to Purāṇic teaching.