Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

स्वागतं वै द्विजश्रेष्ठा युष्माकं कृतवानहम् । स्तोत्रेणानेन दिव्येन वृणुध्वं वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

svāgataṃ vai dvijaśreṣṭhā yuṣmākaṃ kṛtavānaham | stotreṇānena divyena vṛṇudhvaṃ varamuttamam

Translation

Soyez les bienvenus, ô meilleurs des dvija ; j’ai honoré votre venue. Par cet hymne divin, choisissez une grâce suprême.

Word by Word

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; भाववाचक-शब्दः (welcome as a noun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजश्रेष्ठाः: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठाः)

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कृतवान्: have done
• कृतवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having done)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• स्तोत्रेण: by (this) hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying stotreṇa)

• दिव्येन: divine
• दिव्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying stotreṇa)

• वृणुध्वम्: choose
• वृणुध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म (object of choosing)

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying varam)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā raises a hand in abhaya/vara-mudrā, welcoming the sages; the assembly feels ceremonial, as if a divine court has formed at the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Ṛṣis (Dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ)
• Stotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stotra) is portrayed as efficacious, ripening into divine favor and the granting of boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger text is Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; this verse occurs in Brahmaloka as a narrative catalyst for blessings affecting sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymn-recitation/praise) is affirmed as a meritorious act that yields spiritual reward.