Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः सर्वे ब्रह्मपुत्राः परस्परम् । वीक्षमाणा भगवतः परमायुधमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ sarve brahmaputrāḥ parasparam | vīkṣamāṇā bhagavataḥ paramāyudhamuttamam

Translation

À cette vue, tous les fils de Brahmā furent saisis d’étonnement, se regardant les uns les autres tandis qu’ils contemplaient l’arme suprême et excellente du Seigneur.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (object)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having seen’

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √smi/vismi)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: sons of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः पुत्राः)

• परस्परम्: mutually, to one another
• परस्परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्पर-भावे (reciprocally)

• वीक्षमाणाः: looking at
• वीक्षमाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vīkṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘while looking’

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• परम: supreme
• परम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आयुधम्: weapon
• आयुधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Dvārakā-māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā kṣetra (Sudarśana-darśana context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of Brahmā’s sons stand or sit on the shore, faces lit by the chakra’s blaze, exchanging astonished glances while keeping their gaze fixed on the supreme weapon.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaputras (sons of Brahmā)
• Bhagavān
• Sudarśana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana evokes humility and wonder; even great sages recognize the Lord’s supremacy through His divine powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sanctity is highlighted as a place where sages directly witness the Lord’s transcendent signs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse depicts the proper inner response—reverent astonishment—before divinity.