Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं प्रति राजेन्द्र गताः सर्वे महर्षयः । सर्वे तत्र कथाश्चक्रुर्धर्म्या नाना पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ prati rājendra gatāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ | sarve tatra kathāścakrurdharmyā nānā pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ! എല്ലാ മഹർഷിമാരും ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ അടുക്കലേക്ക് ചെന്നു. അവിടെ അവർ ഓരോരുത്തരും വേറേവേറെ രീതിയിൽ ധർമ്മ്യമയമായ പല കഥാപ്രസംഗങ്ങളും നടത്തി.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Goal/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction (दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-प्रयोगे (towards)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• गताः: gone
• गताः: Karta (as qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (as qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), बहुवचन; महर्षयः इति विशेष्य

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (as qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), बहुवचन; (पुनरुक्त्या) कर्तृसमूह-निर्देश

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कथाः: stories/discourses
• कथाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), बहुवचन

• चक्रुः: they made/held
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• धर्म्याः: righteous
• धर्म्याः: Karma (as qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc.), बहुवचन; कथाः इति विशेष्य

• नाना: various
• नाना: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विविधार्थक (variously)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; भेदवाचक (separately)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Pulastya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra / nṛpa (king addressed in the narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous hall of Brahmā: the four-faced creator seated on a lotus-throne; great ṛṣis arrive in groups, each beginning separate dharmic discussions—some with palm-leaf manuscripts, some in meditation, some in debate gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Maharṣis
• Dharma-kathā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is clarified and strengthened through satsanga—righteous discourse among sages in the presence of divine authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named here; it sets the narrative stage that will explain Kedāra and related sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a dharmic assembly and discourse (kathā) as the medium of transmission.