Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततस्तेनापि बालेन ब्रह्मा चैवाभिवादितः । चिरायुर्ब्रह्मणा बालः प्रोक्तोऽसावृषिसन्निधौ

Transliteration

tatastenāpi bālena brahmā caivābhivāditaḥ | cirāyurbrahmaṇā bālaḥ prokto'sāvṛṣisannidhau

Translation

Kemudian sang bocah pun memberi hormat (namaskāra) kepada Dewa Brahmā dengan tata cara yang patut. Di hadapan para ṛṣi, Brahmā bersabda, “Anak ini akan berumur panjang.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereupon)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• बालेन: by the boy
• बालेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘तेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्ध

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karma (Object in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• अभिवादितः: was saluted
• अभिवादितः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) → अभिवादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘was saluted’

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘चिरं आयुः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (बालः)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• बालः: the boy
• बालः: Karma (Object in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: was declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘was declared/said’

• असौ: this (boy)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (this/that person)

• ऋषिसन्निधौ: in the presence of the sages
• ऋषिसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘ऋषीणां सन्निधौ’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brahmacārin boy stands with folded hands before four-faced Brahmā, while seated sages witness the blessing of long life.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Saptarṣi
• brahmacārin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect toward elders and divine authorities harmonizes fate; dharmic conduct becomes the doorway to grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a setting for transformative blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhivādana (formal salutation) is explicitly performed and implicitly recommended.