Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

शक्राहं ते वरं वच्मि संग्रामे शत्रुभिः सह । तदा ब्रह्मा मोचयिता गत्वा शत्रुनिकेतनम्

Transliteration

śakrāhaṃ te varaṃ vacmi saṃgrāme śatrubhiḥ saha | tadā brahmā mocayitā gatvā śatruniketanam

Translation

Ô Śakra (Indra), je te dis une grâce : dans la bataille contre tes ennemis, alors Brahmā sera ton libérateur, se rendant jusqu’au bastion des adversaires.

Word by Word

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• वच्मि: I declare/speak
• वच्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• शत्रुभिः: with enemies
• शत्रुभिः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-सम्बन्धक अव्यय (postposition: ‘with’)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मोचयिता: the releaser, one who will free
• मोचयिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (agent noun): ‘one who will release’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having gone’

• शत्रु-निकेतनम्: the enemies' abode
• शत्रु-निकेतनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु + निकेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शत्रूणां निकेतनम्

Speaker

Gāyatrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial court scene: Śakra (Indra) addressed with a boon; in the distance a stylized battlefield and an enemy citadel; Brahmā poised to intervene as deliverer.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Brahmā
• Enemies (Śatru)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in conflict, protection is ultimately attributed to divine order—Brahmā is portrayed as the saving power when dharma is upheld.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The declaration occurs in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative frame, reinforcing Prabhāsa’s divine associations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; it is a promised boon of protection and deliverance.