Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानानयामास श्राद्धार्हान्द्विजसत्तमान् । गालवो देवलो रैभ्यो यवक्रीतोऽथ पर्वतः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānānayāmāsa śrāddhārhāndvijasattamān | gālavo devalo raibhyo yavakrīto'tha parvataḥ

Translation

उसने श्राद्ध-पूजन के योग्य श्रेष्ठ द्विज ब्राह्मणों को बुलवाया—गालव, देवल, रैभ्य, यवक्रीत तथा पर्वत।

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ānayāmāsa: brought / summoned
• ānayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (नी) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śrāddhārhān: worthy of the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhārhān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrāddha + arhā (प्रातिपदिक; श्राद्ध-अर्ह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (śrāddhasya arhāḥ = fit for śrāddha); brāhmaṇān इत्यस्य विशेषण

• dvijasattamān: the best of the twice-born
• dvijasattamān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvija + sattama (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज-सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे तत्पुरुष (among dvijas, the best); brāhmaṇān इत्यस्य विशेषण

• gālavaḥ: Gālava
• gālavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gālava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• devalaḥ: Devala
• devalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• raibhyaḥ: Raibhya
• raibhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raibhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yavakrītaḥ: Yavakrīta
• yavakrītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yavakrīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रमसूचक (then/and then)

• parvataḥ: Parvata (sage)
• parvataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator-voice within the Purāṇic dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred assembly at Prabhāsa: eminent ṛṣis—Gālava, Devala, Raibhya, Yavakrīta, and Parvata—arrive as honored śrāddha-guests, with ritual vessels and attendants preparing offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Gālava
• Devala
• Raibhya
• Yavakrīta
• Parvata
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha gains sanctity through honoring truly qualified recipients—those grounded in dharma and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śrāddha is being conducted in the Prabhāsakṣetra context, centered on Puṣkara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Inviting śrāddhārha, exemplary Brāhmaṇas (dvijasattamas) to receive Śrāddha honors.