Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः सदस्यास्तस्य निर्मिताः । वस्त्रैराभरणैर्युक्ता मुकुटैरंगुलीयकैः

Transliteration

sanatkumārapramukhāḥ sadasyāstasya nirmitāḥ | vastrairābharaṇairyuktā mukuṭairaṃgulīyakaiḥ

Translation

Sanatkumāra et d’autres furent établis comme membres de l’assemblée pour ce rite, parés de vêtements et d’ornements — couronnes et anneaux.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: those headed by Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सनत्कुमारः प्रमुखः येषाम्)

• सदस्याः: members (of the assembly)
• सदस्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निर्मिताः: created, made
• निर्मिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√मा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘निर्मिताः’ = ‘were created/made’

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• आभरणैः: with ornaments
• आभरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युक्ताः: endowed/ornamented
• युक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) ‘युक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सदस्याः)

• मुकुटैः: with crowns
• मुकुटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अंगुलीयकैः: with rings
• अंगुलीयकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंगुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Indra (continuation inferred from prior self-reference; narrative voice may still be reporting, but office-claim suggests Indra’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanatkumāra and other youthful sages sit as sadasyas in the yajña assembly, richly clothed and ornamented with crowns and rings, forming a radiant council behind the officiants.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Sadasya (ritual assembly members)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites are safeguarded by learned witnesses and assessors who ensure correctness and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as hosting an exalted sadas (ritual court) of venerable beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The formation of the sadas (assembly) for the yajña, with duly appointed members.