Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा विष्णुः सहस्राक्षो वारुणो यम एव च । धनदश्च कुमारश्च तथा नद्यश्च सागराः

Transliteration

brahmā viṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣo vāruṇo yama eva ca | dhanadaśca kumāraśca tathā nadyaśca sāgarāḥ

Translation

Brahmā et Viṣṇu vinrent aussi, ainsi que Sahasrākṣa (Indra), Varuṇa et Yama; Kubera (Dhanada) et Kumāra (Skanda) également—avec les fleuves et les océans.

Word by Word

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सहस्राक्षः: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); बहुव्रीहिः (सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य)

• वारुणः: Varuṇa
• वारुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• धनदः: Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (धनं ददाति इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• कुमारः: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सागराः: oceans
• सागराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial congregation at Prabhāsa: Brahmā and Viṣṇu with Indra, Varuṇa, Yama, Kubera, and Skanda arriving, while rivers and oceans appear as personified deities forming a sacred court around the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Varuṇa
• Yama
• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Skanda (Kumāra)
• Rivers
• Oceans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos is envisioned as participatory in dharma—deities and even natural forces attend sacred acts when righteousness is established.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, such universal attendance amplifies the grandeur and sanctifying power associated with the sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it continues the narrative of a yajña attended by major deities.