Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तं समाधिगतं ज्ञात्वा भेषजैर्योगसंमतैः । ममर्दुः सर्वतो विप्रास्तत्र सुप्ततनौ भृशम्

Transliteration

taṃ samādhigataṃ jñātvā bheṣajairyogasaṃmataiḥ | mamarduḥ sarvato viprāstatra suptatanau bhṛśam

Translation

Sachant qu’il était entré en samādhi, les brāhmanes frottèrent vigoureusement son corps étendu de toutes parts avec des herbes médicinales reconnues par la voie du yoga.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• समाधिगतम्: having entered samādhi
• समाधिगतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक) + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययः, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अर्थः: समाधिं गतः (entered samādhi)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having known)

• भेषजैः: with medicines
• भेषजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• योगसंमतैः: approved/appropriate (per yoga)
• योगसंमतैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + संमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (agreeing with भेषजैः); तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (योगेन संमताः = approved by yoga/appropriate per yogic practice)

• ममर्दुः: they rubbed/massaged
• ममर्दुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद्/मर्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Desha-visheshana (Spatial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, दिशावाचक/पर्यायवाचक (on all sides/everywhere)

• विप्राः: the brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, देशवाचक

• सुप्ततनौ: on/in his sleeping body
• सुप्ततनौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (सुप्ता तनुः यस्य/यत्र = in the sleeping body)

• भृशम्: strongly
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक (intensifier)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame typical of Skanda recensions)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, a group of brāhmaṇa-sages surround a yogin in deep samādhi, gently rubbing his limbs with herbal pastes and fragrant oils; the setting suggests a sacred grove near a tīrtha with calm light and ritual vessels nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Viśākha
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual life includes compassionate care—supporting a practitioner’s body while honoring their samādhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where yogic absorption and its signs are recognized by sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No vow is prescribed; a practical act is described—using yogically approved herbs for restoring the ascetic’s body.