Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

पीतांबरधरैश्चैव धृतहेमांगुलीयकैः । ततो होमावसाने तु यजमानं नृपोत्तम

Transliteration

pītāṃbaradharaiścaiva dhṛtahemāṃgulīyakaiḥ | tato homāvasāne tu yajamānaṃ nṛpottama

Translation

また彼らは黄衣をまとい、指には金の指輪を着けるべし。次いでホーマの終わりに、王の中の最勝よ、（彼らは）施主たる祭主（ヤジャマーナ）に…

Word by Word

• पीत-अम्बर-धरैः: by those wearing yellow garments
• पीत-अम्बर-धरैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ (धृञ्) + अच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—पीतम् अम्बरं धारयन्ति ये (तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• धृत-हेम-अङ्गुलीयकैः: by those wearing gold rings
• धृत-हेम-अङ्गुलीयकैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धृ (धृञ्) + क्त) + हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—हेम-अङ्गुलीयकानि धृतानि येषाम् (तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Avyaya (Temporal/कालसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; sequence)

• होम-अवसाने: at the conclusion of the homa
• होम-अवसाने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—होमस्य अवसानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यजमानम्: the sacrificer (patron)
• यजमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नृप-उत्तम: O best of kings
• नृप-उत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—नृपः उत्तमः (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Deductively: a Purāṇic narrator/instructor addressing a king (continuation; verse ends mid-instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpoत्तम)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests in yellow garments with golden rings complete the final oblations; the fire subsides to embers as they turn toward the yajamāna to begin concluding rites.

Characters & Entities

• yajamāna
• homa
• gold rings (hema-aṅgulīyaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer ritual purity and auspicious symbols support inner steadiness and respectful completion of sacred acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-kṣetra narrative frame; the passage functions as local dharma-vidhi within the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Priests wear yellow garments and gold rings; after homa ends, the rite proceeds to the yajamāna-focused concluding actions.