Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवं संस्तुवतां तेषामृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । उवाच परमप्रीतो ब्रह्मा लोक पितामहः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃstuvatāṃ teṣāmṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām | uvāca paramaprīto brahmā loka pitāmahaḥ

Translation

Lorsque ces ṛṣi—maîtres de la continence—le louèrent ainsi, Brahmā, le Pitāmaha des mondes, grandement réjoui, prit la parole.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• संस्तुवताम्: of those praising
• संस्तुवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सं-स्तु (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय) → संस्तुवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम्: of the celibate/continent (sages)
• ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) ऋषीणाम्-शब्दस्य

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमप्रीतः: greatly pleased
• परमप्रीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्री-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकपितामहः: the grandsire of the world
• लोकपितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ब्रह्मा-शब्दस्य विशेषण/उपाधि

Speaker

Narrator within Īśvara’s discourse (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the hymn, Brahmā’s expression softens into delight; the sages stand composed, their ascetic radiance visible, as the narrative pauses before Brahmā speaks.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Brahmā
• Loka-pitāmaha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise offered with discipline and purity draws divine grace and response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode supports Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s larger sacred-travel arc; the immediate locale is Brahmaloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights stotra (praise) and brahmacarya/continence as spiritual supports.