Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

औदुंबरेण दंडेन संवृतो मृगचर्मणा । अतीव तेजसा युक्तः शुशुभे सदसि स्थितः

Transliteration

auduṃbareṇa daṃḍena saṃvṛto mṛgacarmaṇā | atīva tejasā yuktaḥ śuśubhe sadasi sthitaḥ

Translation

Munis d’un bâton d’udumbara et enveloppé d’une peau de daim, doté d’une splendeur spirituelle hors du commun, il resplendit en se tenant dans l’assemblée sacrée.

Word by Word

• औदुम्बरेण: made of udumbara wood
• औदुम्बरेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (दण्डेन)

• दण्डेन: with a staff
• दण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• संवृतः: covered/enclosed
• संवृतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (चन्द्रमा)

• मृगचर्मणा: with a deer-skin
• मृगचर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगचर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मृगस्य चर्म), करण

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अतिशयवाचक-अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• तेजसा: with splendor
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• युक्तः: endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण

• शुशुभे: shone
• शुशुभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु) → शुशुभे
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदसि: in the assembly
• सदसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya sections)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The initiated Soma stands in the ritual assembly, holding an udumbara staff, wrapped in deer-skin; his body emits a cool yet intense spiritual glow, drawing the gaze of the assembled sages.

Characters & Entities

• Udumbara (tree/wood)
• sadas (sacrificial assembly)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True authority in dharma is marked by inner tejas (spiritual brilliance) supported by disciplined, austere conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting, presented as a sanctified arena where Vedic rites and divine order are established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction is given; the verse highlights ritual decorum and the dignified presence of an ascetic/ritual authority in the sadas.