Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दृष्टवंतः सुराः सर्वे पितामहमिवापरम् । ततस्त ऋषिणा सर्वे पाद्यार्घ्यादिभिरर्च्चिताः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭavaṃtaḥ surāḥ sarve pitāmahamivāparam | tatasta ṛṣiṇā sarve pādyārghyādibhirarccitāḥ

Translation

അവനെ ദർശിച്ച എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അവനെ മറ്റൊരു പിതാമഹൻ (ബ്രഹ്മാവ്) എന്നപോലെ കരുതി. തുടർന്ന് ആ ഋഷി പാദ്യം, അർഘ്യം മുതലായ വിധിപൂർവ ഉപചാരങ്ങളാൽ എല്ലാവരെയും പൂജിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दृष्टवन्तः: having seen
• दृष्टवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Perfect active participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• पितामहम्: (like) the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अपरम्: another/second
• अपरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from there')

• त: they
• त: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; pronoun)

• ऋषिणा: by the sage
• ऋषिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• पाद्य: water for washing feet
• पाद्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (as member in compound; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• अर्घ्य: offering-water
• अर्घ्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (as member in compound; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• आदिभिः: and the like
• आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = etc. (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• अर्चिताः: were honored/worshipped
• अर्चिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Prabhāsa-kṣetra, a radiant sage is beheld by assembled devas who revere him as another Brahmā; the sage performs formal welcome—washing of feet, offering arghya, and honoring rites—before seating them.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Ṛṣi (Dadhīci implied)
• Pādya
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A realized sage is revered as equal to the highest divine authority, and dharma is upheld through respectful hospitality and proper worship forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rishi-āśrama tīrtha of Dadhīci within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Welcoming honored guests with pādya (water for washing feet), arghya (water of respectful offering), and related upacāras (customary honors).