Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

अंतर्हिते वैनतेये विष्णौ च पद्मसंभवः । आगत्य वारयामास वीरभद्रं शिवप्रियम्

Transliteration

aṃtarhite vainateye viṣṇau ca padmasaṃbhavaḥ | āgatya vārayāmāsa vīrabhadraṃ śivapriyam

Translation

Lorsque Viṣṇu, le cavalier de Vainateya, eut disparu, le Né-du-Lotus (Brahmā) vint en ce lieu et retint Vīrabhadra, le bien-aimé de Śiva.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्हिते: when hidden, having disappeared
• अन्तर्हिते: Adhikarana (Location/Time setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु √धा)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = past participle used locative ‘when/while hidden’

• वैनतेये: in/when Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेये: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विष्णौ: in/when Viṣṇu
• विष्णौ: Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction ‘and’

• पद्म-सम्भवः: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्म-सम्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘पद्मात् सम्भवः’ = lotus-born (Brahmā)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु √गम्)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष, अव्ययभाव) = gerund ‘having come’

• वारयामास: restrained, stopped
• वारयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (धातु √वृ ‘to restrain’ causative वारयति)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Perfect, 3rd person singular; causative stem

• वीरभद्रम्: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिव-प्रियम्: dear to Śiva
• शिव-प्रियम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘शिवस्य प्रियः’ (acc. agreeing with वीरभद्रम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context; likely Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu vanishes from Garuḍa’s presence (suggested by fading aura), while Brahmā descends with calm authority, palm raised in a gesture of restraint toward fierce Vīrabhadra, who stands armed and radiant with Śaiva ferocity.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Brahmā (Padmasaṃbhava)
• Vīrabhadra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even fierce divine power is guided back into dharma through higher discernment and timely restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse; it is narrative context supporting the site’s sacred greatness.