Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

आजगाम ऋषिस्तत्र भद्रोनाम महायशाः । सहितो बहुभिर्विप्रैर्जपहोमपरायणैः

Transliteration

ājagāma ṛṣistatra bhadronāma mahāyaśāḥ | sahito bahubhirviprairjapahomaparāyaṇaiḥ

Translation

Alors arriva en ce lieu le sage au grand renom nommé Bhadra, accompagné de nombreux brahmanes voués au japa et au homa.

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भद्रः: Bhadra (proper name)
• भद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम-शब्दः नामनिर्देशे (as naming particle)

• महायशाः: of great renown
• महायशाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः: महत् + यशस् (great + fame)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (accompanied)

• बहुभिः: by many / with many
• बहुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• विप्रैः: brahmins
• विप्रैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• जपहोमपरायणैः: devoted to recitation and fire-offerings
• जपहोमपरायणैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप + होम + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः: जप-होमयोः परायणः (devoted to japa and homa)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable sage ‘Bhadra’ enters the hermitage/tīrtha precinct with a group of brāhmaṇas carrying ladles, samidh, and waterpots; a small sacred fire is prepared, and the air feels charged with mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadra (ṛṣi)
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places attract and are validated by disciplined practitioners—japa and homa exemplify inner and outer purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra (within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa) is depicted as a destination worthy of eminent sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition) and homa (fire oblations) are highlighted as the sages’ principal observances.