Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

प्रभूतानि समादाय आश्रमं परमं गतः । अथासौ न्यक्षिपत्तत्र भूतले काष्ठसंचयम्

Transliteration

prabhūtāni samādāya āśramaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | athāsau nyakṣipattatra bhūtale kāṣṭhasaṃcayam

Translation

बहुत-सा काष्ठ लेकर वह श्रेष्ठ आश्रम में लौटा; फिर उसने वहाँ भूमि पर काष्ठ का गट्ठर रख दिया।

Word by Word

• prabhūtāni: many; abundant (things)
• prabhūtāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• samādāya: having taken; having collected
• samādāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• āśramam: to the hermitage
• āśramam: Gati-karma (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• paramam: supreme; excellent
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gataḥ: having gone; arrived
• gataḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) — ‘gone/arrived’

• atha: then
• atha: Sequence marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग)

• asau: that man; he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• nyakṣipat: threw down; placed
• nyakṣipat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (परस्मैपद, अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• bhūtale: on the ground
• bhūtale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kāṣṭha-saṃcayam: a pile/collection of firewood
• kāṣṭha-saṃcayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘काष्ठानां संचयः’

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uttaṅka arrives back at the hermitage courtyard carrying a large bundle of firewood; he bends and sets it down on the earth near the sacrificial area.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Uttaṅka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is embodied through simple, consistent acts that sustain sacred living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is a narrative step in the larger māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the action supports the maintenance of sacred fires and hospitality typical of āśrama life.