Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

गच्छध्वं देवताः सर्वाः प्रसन्नो भवतामहम् । संपूज्यः सर्वयज्ञेषु प्रथमं देवकर्मणि

Transliteration

gacchadhvaṃ devatāḥ sarvāḥ prasanno bhavatāmaham | saṃpūjyaḥ sarvayajñeṣu prathamaṃ devakarmaṇi

Translation

«Allez, vous toutes, divinités ; je suis satisfait de vous. Dans tout sacrifice, je dois être honoré le premier, dès l’ouverture du rite divin.»

Word by Word

• गच्छध्वम्: go
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देवताः: O deities
• देवताः: Karta (Addressee/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of देवताः)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अहम्)

• भवताम्: may (it) be (for you)
• भवताम्: Kriya (Blessing/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive usage), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘let it be for you/for your benefit’ (idiomatic)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संपूज्यः: to be worshipped
• संपूज्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) + ण्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive): ‘to be duly worshipped’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: ‘सर्वयज्ञ’ = ‘all sacrifices’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative): ‘first/primarily’

• देव-कर्मणि: in the divine rite/ritual act
• देव-कर्मणि: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवानां कर्म’/‘देवकर्म’ = ‘divine rite’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Hara/Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, smiling yet authoritative, dismisses the devas with blessing and states his primacy in all sacrifices; devas rise from prostration, receiving the command with relief.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devas
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper honoring of Śiva at the outset sanctifies ritual action and aligns sacrifice with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative, especially Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva declares he should receive first worship (prathama-pūjā) in all yajñas at the beginning of the rite.