Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मणो वाक्यमशेषं समनुष्ठितम् । क्षुरकर्म तथा कृत्वा स्नानं सर्वेऽपि चक्रिरे

Transliteration

brāhmaṇairbrahmaṇo vākyamaśeṣaṃ samanuṣṭhitam | kṣurakarma tathā kṛtvā snānaṃ sarve'pi cakrire

Translation

Les brāhmaṇas accomplirent sans reste l’injonction de Brahmā ; puis, après avoir exécuté le rite du rasage (kṣura-karma), ils entreprirent tous le bain sacré.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः: by the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — agent in passive sense

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Brahmā’

• वाक्यम्: the instruction/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of ‘समनुष्ठितम्’

• अशेषम्: entire; without remainder
• अशेषम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’

• समनुष्ठितम्: was duly performed
• समनुष्ठितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + स्था (धातु) → समनुष्ठित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — passive predicate: ‘was duly carried out’

• क्षुरकर्म: the shaving rite
• क्षुरकर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (क्षुरेण/क्षुरस्य कर्म) i.e., shaving-rite

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having done’

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of ‘चक्रिरे’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — subject

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• चक्रिरे: performed
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘they did/performed’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas at a seashore tīrtha complete Brahmā’s command: after kṣura-karma they proceed in orderly fashion to bathe, holding water-vessels and darbha, with a calm ritual atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣura-karma
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-practice integrates inner intent with outer discipline—purificatory rites followed by holy bathing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s sacred bathing place connected to the ocean-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣura-karma (shaving/tonsure as a purification) followed by snāna (ritual bath).