Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अग्निशौचानि वस्त्राणि ब्राह्मणार्थं तथैव च । विभूषणानि दिव्यानि ऋत्विगर्थं शुभानि च

Transliteration

agniśaucāni vastrāṇi brāhmaṇārthaṃ tathaiva ca | vibhūṣaṇāni divyāni ṛtvigarthaṃ śubhāni ca

Translation

Qu’on offre aussi aux brāhmaṇas des vêtements purifiés par le feu (rituellement purs) ; et, pour les ṛtviks, prêtres officiants, des parures divines et de bon augure.

Word by Word

• अग्नि-शौचानि: fire-purified
• अग्नि-शौचानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि-शौच (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि + शौच)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वस्त्राणि) ‘fire-purified/clean by fire’

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ब्राह्मण-अर्थम्: for Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ब्राह्मण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; ब्राह्मण + अर्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (accusative of purpose) ‘for the sake of Brahmins’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• विभूषणानि: ornaments
• विभूषणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• दिव्यानि: divine/splendid
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विभूषणानि)

• ऋत्विज्-अर्थम्: for the officiating priests
• ऋत्विज्-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋत्विज्-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत्विज् + अर्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (accusative of purpose) ‘for the sake of priests (ṛtvij)’

• शुभानि: auspicious
• शुभानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विभूषणानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests seated near a consecrated fire; attendants present freshly purified garments and gleaming ornaments as dakṣiṇā, with the sacred kṣetra ambiance in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Ṛtvij
• Agni-śauca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity and proper honoring of priests are essential expressions of dharma within sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where yajña-centered dharma is detailed as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of ritually clean garments to brāhmaṇas and auspicious ornaments to ṛtviks.