Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सवर्णान्प्रेषयेदाप्तान्द्विजानामुपमन्त्रणे

Transliteration

savarṇānpreṣayedāptāndvijānāmupamantraṇe

Translation

Pour l’invitation au Śrāddha, qu’on envoie des personnes sûres, de même varṇa, afin de convoquer les dvija, les «deux-fois-nés».

Word by Word

• सवर्णान्: of the same varṇa/class
• सवर्णान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म, बहुवचन; विशेषण (द्विजान्)

• प्रेषयेत्: should send (messengers)/should dispatch
• प्रेषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु; causative sense ‘to send’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र

• आप्तान्: trusted/reliable
• आप्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्त (प्रातिपदिक; √आप् ‘to obtain’ क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म, बहुवचन; विशेषण (द्विजान्)

• द्विजानाम्: of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध, बहुवचन

• उपमन्त्रणे: at the time of invitation/summoning
• उपमन्त्रणे: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक; उप + मन्त्र + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/अधिकरण, एकवचन; प्रसङ्गे/काले

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger, modestly dressed and composed, carries a respectful invitation to dvijas; the dvijas are shown in a calm setting—perhaps near a temple courtyard—signifying trust and propriety.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rituals are safeguarded by proper protocol: invitations should be conveyed respectfully through reliable intermediaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction appears within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, within the śrāddha-vidhi teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Send trustworthy, appropriate messengers for formally inviting the dvijas to the śrāddha.