Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुरा ब्रह्मादयो देवास्तत्र सर्वे समाहिताः । अर्बुदे पर्वते रम्य ऋषयश्च सुनिर्मलाः

Transliteration

purā brahmādayo devāstatra sarve samāhitāḥ | arbude parvate ramya ṛṣayaśca sunirmalāḥ

Translation

Dans les temps anciens, Brahmā et les autres dieux s’y rassemblèrent tous, recueillis dans une profonde concentration; et sur le charmant mont Arbuda, les ṛṣi aussi étaient parfaitement purs.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly; long ago
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/समूहवाचकः; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: there)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् देवाः/ब्रह्मादयः

• समाहिताः: collected; assembled; composed
• समाहिताः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अर्बुदे: on/at Arbuda (mountain)
• अर्बुदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पर्वते

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सुनिर्मलाः: very pure
• सुनिर्मलाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ऋषयः; सु-उपपदपूर्वक विशेषण

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmapada Tīrtha / Arbuda sacred zone (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) the recipient of Arbuda tīrtha guidance

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On verdant Arbuda mountain, Brahmā and other devas sit in meditative posture; nearby, luminous sages with matted hair and simple garments sit by hermitages, their presence making the landscape radiant and pure.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Brahmā
• Devāḥ
• Ṛṣayaḥ
• Arbuda Parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is validated by the presence and austerity of gods and sages; sanctity is tied to concentrated worship and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale of Brahmapada Tīrtha on Arbuda Parvata (Arbuda mountain).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes the exemplary samāhita (meditative) state of gods and sages at the site.