Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

औदुम्बरेण दण्डेन संवृतो मृगचर्मणा । तया सार्धं प्रविष्टश्च ब्रह्मा तं यज्ञमण्डपम्

Transliteration

audumbareṇa daṇḍena saṃvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā | tayā sārdhaṃ praviṣṭaśca brahmā taṃ yajñamaṇḍapam

Translation

Portant un bâton de bois d’udumbara et enveloppé d’une peau de daim, Brahmā entra dans ce pavillon sacrificiel avec elle.

Word by Word

• औदुम्बरेण: made of udumbara wood
• औदुम्बरेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दण्डेन)

• दण्डेन: with a staff
• दण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• संवृतः: covered, clad
• संवृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) ‘संवृत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मा)

• मृगचर्मणा: with a deerskin
• मृगचर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (मृगस्य चर्म); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तया: with her
• तया: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb)

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) ‘प्रविष्ट’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि अर्थे—‘entered’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यज्ञमण्डपम्: sacrificial pavilion
• यज्ञमण्डपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (यज्ञस्य मण्डपः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, wrapped in deer-skin and holding an udumbara staff, enters the yajña pavilion with Gāyatrī; the agni burns bright, priests rise in respect, and the mandapa is lined with kuśa and ritual vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• udumbara
• mṛgacarma
• yajñamaṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest deity models restraint and ritual correctness—outer symbols of discipline support inner steadiness in sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Brahmā’s yajña is portrayed as a landmark sacred event within the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ritual insignia and decorum are emphasized: staff (daṇḍa), deer-skin (mṛgacarma), and formal entry into the yajña pavilion.