Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्य एव च । नमः स्वाहायै स्वधायै नित्यमेव नमोनमः

Transliteration

devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca | namaḥ svāhāyai svadhāyai nityameva namonamaḥ

Translation

Hommage aux Devas, aux Pitṛs (ancêtres) et aussi aux grands Yogins. Salut à Svāhā et à Svadhā : à jamais, encore et encore, mon prosternement.

Word by Word

• देवताभ्यः: to the deities
• देवताभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (4th/5th Dative/Ablative), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)

• पितृभ्यः: to the ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (4th/5th), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• महायोगिभ्यः: to the great yogins
• महायोगिभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी (4th/5th), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Speech act/utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutation formula)

• स्वाहायै: to Svāhā
• स्वाहायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वधायै: to Svadhā
• स्वधायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Speech act/utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नमो-नमः इति पुनरुक्ति

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Speech act/utterance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in the frame narrative (mahatmya audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha setting at a coastal tīrtha: a performer seated on kuśa grass facing south, water-vessel and darbha in hand, offering namaskāra to devas, pitṛs, and yogins; subtle presence of svāhā (fire/āhuti) and svadhā (pinda/tarpaṇa) as symbolic motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitṛs
• Mahāyogins
• Svāhā
• Svadhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha is a harmonizing act—honoring gods, ancestors, and realized beings through reverent invocation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such invocations are taught as part of the sacred rite tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A salutation-mantra invoking Devas, Pitṛs, Mahāyogins, and specifically Svāhā and Svadhā.