Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

देवदेवस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं स सदा भावितात्मवान् । समाहूय ऋषींस्तत्र ब्रह्मलोकात्सहस्रशः

Transliteration

devadevasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ sa sadā bhāvitātmavān | samāhūya ṛṣīṃstatra brahmalokātsahasraśaḥ

Translation

Pour la satisfaction du Dieu des dieux, lui—toujours maître de son âme et recueilli—fit venir là des milliers de ṛṣi depuis Brahmaloka.

Word by Word

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; देवाणां देवस्य = of the God of gods

• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (his) satisfaction
• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-द्वितीया (for the sake of satisfaction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• भावित-आत्मवान्: self-controlled, disciplined
• भावित-आत्मवान्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित (भू/भाव् धातु, कृदन्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose self is disciplined/imbued)

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु) → समाहूय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (having summoned)

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• ब्रह्मलोकात्: from Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from Brahmaloka)

• सहस्रशः: by thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्ययप्रत्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (distributive adverb: by thousands/in thousands)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced ongoing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī / Pārvatī (implied by later vocative 'mahādevi')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined yajamāna in Prabhāsa, hands folded in saṅkalpa, while luminous ṛṣis descend in multitudes from Brahmaloka, filling the sky and the sandy coastal sacred plain near Somnātha.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)
• Nārada
• Ṛṣis
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pleasing the Supreme is pursued through disciplined intention and the support of a dharmic community (ṛṣi-satsaṅga).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the gathering-ground for a grand rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Organizing a yajña with qualified ṛṣis/priests—emphasizing proper participation and sacred assembly.