Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा विबुधेशानं विरंचिं विगतज्वरम् । प्रणम्य शिरसा सर्व ऋषयः प्राहुरंजसा

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā vibudheśānaṃ viraṃciṃ vigatajvaram | praṇamya śirasā sarva ṛṣayaḥ prāhuraṃjasā

Translation

Le voyant—Virañci (Brahmā), seigneur des dieux, exempt de toute agitation—tous les rishis s’inclinèrent, la tête baissée, et lui parlèrent sans détour.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun/सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Conjunctive action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), pūrvakāla (prior action)

• vibudheśānam: lord of the gods
• vibudheśānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): vibudhānām īśānaḥ; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• viraṃcim: Virañci (Brahmā)
• viraṃcim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viraṃci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); proper name (Brahmā)

• vigatajvaram: free from fever/affliction
• vigatajvaram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (नञ्/उपपद-भाव): vigato jvaro yasya; Adjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Conjunctive action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु) + lyap (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), pūrvakāla

• śirasā: with (their) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prāhuḥ: said
• prāhuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṃjasā: straightforwardly, directly
• aṃjasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṃjas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb/क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) introducing the sages’ address to Brahmā (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame; immediate in-scene: sages addressing Brahmā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, a circle of austere sages behold Virañci (Brahmā) radiant and calm; they bow with folded hands, preparing to speak their grievance.

Characters & Entities

• Virañci (Brahmā)
• Vibudheśāna (lord of gods)
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching divine authority with humility and clarity is upheld as the dharmic way to resolve conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose Māhātmya links local events to Brahmā, amplifying the site’s cosmic sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, respectful obeisance (praṇāma) is shown; no formal vrata/dāna/snānā prescription appears in this verse.