Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणाय प्रदातव्यं श्रोत्रियाय महात्मने । विष्णुना हि पुरा पृष्टं ब्रह्मणः स्तोत्रमुत्त्मम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāya pradātavyaṃ śrotriyāya mahātmane | viṣṇunā hi purā pṛṣṭaṃ brahmaṇaḥ stotramuttmam

Translation

Hendaknya ini diberikan kepada seorang Brāhmaṇa—seorang śrotriya yang menguasai Weda dan berhati luhur. Sebab dahulu kala Viṣṇu menanyakan stotra agung milik Brahmā ini.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be given
• प्रदातव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) → प्रदातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘should be given’

• श्रोत्रियाय: to a learned Veda-reciter
• श्रोत्रियाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• महात्मने: to a great-souled person
• महात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• पृष्टम्: was asked
• पृष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• स्तोत्रम्: the hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme/excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter setting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu respectfully questions Brahmā about an excellent stotra; Brahmā holds a manuscript, while a learned brāhmaṇa stands as the intended recipient in the foreground.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Śrotriya
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Transmission of sacred hymns follows dharmic eligibility—learning, character, and reverence safeguard spiritual potency.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

This instruction belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya describing Brahmā’s stotra and its sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give/teach the hymn specifically to a qualified recipient: a śrotriya Brāhmaṇa of noble disposition.