Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अशेषमेव कथितं ब्रह्मणे दिव्यचक्षुषे । ब्रह्मा जगाद च मुनींस्त्रिकालज्ञानदर्शनः

Transliteration

aśeṣameva kathitaṃ brahmaṇe divyacakṣuṣe | brahmā jagāda ca munīṃstrikālajñānadarśanaḥ

Translation

Tout, sans rien omettre, fut enseigné à Brahmā, à la vision divine. Et Brahmā, doué de la clairvoyance du savoir des trois temps, le proclama ensuite aux sages.

Word by Word

• अशेषम्: entire/without remainder
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• कथितम्: was narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘was told’ (Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular)

• दिव्यचक्षुषे: (who has) divine sight
• दिव्यचक्षुषे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + चक्षुस्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (चक्षुस्), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/उपाधि (Dative Singular; epithet)

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

• जगाद: said/told
• जगाद: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुनीन्: to the sages (as object of telling)
• मुनीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• त्रिकालज्ञानदर्शनः: one whose vision is knowledge of the three times
• त्रिकालज्ञानदर्शनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-काल-ज्ञान-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल + ज्ञान + दर्शन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari’s teaching light pours into Brahmā’s divine gaze; Brahmā then addresses an assembly of sages, who sit in attentive rows, the air filled with subtle scriptural radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred tradition is preserved through a lineage of seers—divine insight flows from Brahmā to the ṛṣis for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, but the immediate emphasis is on the authority and continuity of teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the authoritative transmission of knowledge.