Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

प्रहीयंते हि ते नित्यं जगद्द्रष्टुं हि ब्रह्मणा । कृतप्रणामानथ तान्समासीनान्पितामहः

Transliteration

prahīyaṃte hi te nityaṃ jagaddraṣṭuṃ hi brahmaṇā | kṛtapraṇāmānatha tānsamāsīnānpitāmahaḥ

Translation

Car ils sont sans cesse dépêchés par Brahmā pour observer les mondes. Alors Pitāmaha (Brahmā), les voyant assis après s’être prosternés, leur adressa la parole.

Word by Word

• प्रहीयन्ते: are abandoned/left behind
• प्रहीयन्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-hā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत-प्रणामान्: those who had made obeisance
• कृत-प्रणामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: कृतः प्रणामः येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समासीनान्: seated
• समासीनान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Pitāmaha) beholds his emissaries seated after prostration; a serene celestial assembly with lotus-throne, Vedic ambience, and attentive sages.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos is upheld through dharmic order: divine oversight and humble reverence work together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Respectful salutations (praṇāma) are modeled, though no formal rite is prescribed.