Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

रुद्रं क्रोधपरं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मासनाद्ययौ । अन्तर्हिते भगवति दक्षो नारायणं हरिम्

Transliteration

rudraṃ krodhaparaṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmā brahmāsanādyayau | antarhite bhagavati dakṣo nārāyaṇaṃ harim

Translation

Voyant Rudra embrasé de colère, Brahmā se leva de son siège et s’avança. Et lorsque le Seigneur Bienheureux se fut dérobé au regard, Dakṣa se tourna vers Nārāyaṇa, Hari.

Word by Word

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रोधपरम्: wrathful
• क्रोधपरम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रोधे परः/क्रोधपरः = wrathful)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having seen

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मासनात्: from the seat of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मासनात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः आसनम्)

• अद्य: now
• अद्य: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्तर्हिते: when (he) was hidden/disappeared
• अन्तर्हिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + हि (धातु) → अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); सप्तमी, एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट: when (he) had disappeared

• भगवति: in the Lord; when the Lord (was) hidden
• भगवति: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘भगवति’ = in the Lord (locative absolute)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• हरिम्: Hari
• 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: Rudra appears fierce, eyes blazing; Brahmā rises abruptly from his lotus seat; then the divine presence vanishes (antarhita), leaving Dakṣa turning anxiously toward Nārāyaṇa for support.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahmā
• Dakṣa
• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When ego disturbs dharma, even gods must seek higher guidance; refuge (śaraṇāgati) becomes the remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region serves as the tīrtha-frame for recounting the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; the verse situates the drama around the yajña and the withdrawal of the Lord.