Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

देवांश्च सर्वे भागार्थमागता वासवादयः । नापश्यन्देवमीशानमृते नारायणं हरिम्

Transliteration

devāṃśca sarve bhāgārthamāgatā vāsavādayaḥ | nāpaśyandevamīśānamṛte nārāyaṇaṃ harim

Translation

Tous les dieux—à commencer par Vāsava (Indra)—vinrent réclamer leur part du sacrifice, mais ils ne virent nulle part le Seigneur Īśāna (Śiva) ; seul Nārāyaṇa, Hari, apparaissait.

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भागार्थम्: for a share (of offerings)
• भागार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भागस्य अर्थः/भागार्थम्)

• आगताः: having come
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having come’

• वासवादयः: beginning with Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वासवः आदिः येषाम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अपश्यन्: they saw
• अपश्यन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऋते: except
• ऋते: Sambandha (Exception/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अपवाद/वर्जनार्थक-अव्यय (except/without); योगे पञ्चमी/द्वितीया-सम्बन्धः

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand yajña pavilion: Indra and other devas arrive with expectation, holding offerings; they look around searching for Īśāna but find only Nārāyaṇa/Hari seated serenely, radiant, as the sole clearly visible divine presence.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)
• Śiva (Īśāna)
• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites become unstable when the supreme Lord is disregarded; divine order depends on proper reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa sacred region, presented as a tīrtha-context for the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it references the yajña context and the gods arriving for their sacrificial portions.