Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स्वयमिन्द्रमभिवीक्ष्य स भार्गवः । जग्राह विधिवत्सोममश्विभ्यामुत्तमं ग्रहम्

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ svayamindramabhivīkṣya sa bhārgavaḥ | jagrāha vidhivatsomamaśvibhyāmuttamaṃ graham

Translation

Ainsi interpellé, Bhārgava (Cyavana), fixant Indra droit dans les yeux, prit selon le rite le Soma—le plus excellent des graha—pour les deux Aśvin.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्ययम्; Adverb of manner

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle, Nom. sg. masc.

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्ययम्; Adverb

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; Accusative, Singular

• अभिवीक्ष्य: having looked at
• अभिवीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु) + ल्यप् (त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्तः; Absolutive (gerund), expressing prior action

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava (Cyavana)
• भार्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Patronymic, Nominative, Singular

• जग्राह: took/seized
• जग्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi + vat (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्ययम्; Adverb ("according to rule")

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; Accusative, Singular

• अश्विभ्याम्: by/with the Aśvins (the two)
• अश्विभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), द्विवचनम्; Instrumental, Dual

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Adjective agreeing with 'ग्रहम्'

• ग्रहम्: the (Soma) draught/oblation (graha)
• ग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic interlocutor(s) within Prabhāsa-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cavana meets Indra’s eyes and, without flinching, takes the finest soma portion for the Aśvins in full ritual propriety; the twins receive it with reverence; the yajña fire burns steady.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava (Cavana)
• Indra
• Aśvins
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast adherence to vidhi (right order) is a form of dharma that need not fear worldly or divine threats.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a sanctified arena where yajña and dharma are upheld.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking the Soma-graha “vidhivat” (according to proper procedure) is explicitly stated.