Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

दीर्घदर्शिमहातेजो महामायाविमोहिताः । शांडिलसगोत्रेये प्रवरत्रयसंयुताः

Transliteration

dīrghadarśimahātejo mahāmāyāvimohitāḥ | śāṃḍilasagotreye pravaratrayasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

Doués de clairvoyance et d’un grand éclat—mais pourtant abusés par la puissante Māyā—ceux qui naissent dans le gotra de Śāṇḍila sont dits associés à une triade de pravaras.

Word by Word

• dīrgha-darśi-mahā-tejaḥ: of great splendor, long-sighted
• dīrgha-darśi-mahā-tejaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासान्त-विशेषण (descriptive compound adjective)

• mahā-māyā-vimohitāḥ: deluded by great illusion
• mahā-māyā-vimohitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-muh (धातु) → vimohita (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘vimohita’

• śāṃḍila-sa-gotreye: belonging to the Śāṇḍila gotra
• śāṃḍila-sa-gotreye: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃḍila (प्रातिपदिक) + sa-gotra (प्रातिपदिक) + gotreya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; गोत्रसम्बन्धि-विशेषण (denoting belonging to the Śāṇḍila gotra)

• pravara-traya-saṃyutāḥ: endowed with three pravaras
• pravara-traya-saṃyutāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravara (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-yuj (धातु) → saṃyuta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘saṃyuta’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm forest hermitage setting where a sage recites lineage lore: luminous brāhmaṇas seated in a semicircle, with a subtle veil-like motif symbolizing Māyā hovering over radiant figures.

Characters & Entities

• Māyā
• Śāṇḍila (gotra)
• Pravara (ancestral seers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the learned and radiant can be veiled by Māyā; therefore dharma requires humility and vigilance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest region) is the setting; the verse describes lineages associated with it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it references pravaras, which are invoked in Vedic rites to state lineage.