Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
Devanagari script
स्मृतमात्रो विश्वकर्मा प्रांजलिश्चाग्रतः स्थितः । आज्ञापयतु मां देवो वचनं करवाणि ते
Transliteration
smṛtamātro viśvakarmā prāṃjaliścāgrataḥ sthitaḥ | ājñāpayatu māṃ devo vacanaṃ karavāṇi te
Translation
സ്മരണ മാത്രത്തിൽ വിശ്വകർമ്മൻ കരംകൂപ്പി മുന്നിൽ നിന്നു പറഞ്ഞു—ദേവാ, ആജ്ഞാപിക്കണം; നിങ്ങളുടെ ഏത് വചനം ഞാൻ നിർവ്വഹിക്കണം?
Word by Word
स्मृतमात्रः(appearing) at mere remembrance
स्मृतमात्रः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of विश्वकर्मा)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृत (कृदन्त; √स्मृ) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्मृतः मात्रः = merely remembered/at the mere remembrance)
विश्वकर्माViśvakarman
विश्वकर्मा:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (proper name)
प्राञ्जलिःwith folded hands
प्राञ्जलिः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of विश्वकर्मा)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (hands folded)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction: and)
अग्रतःin front
अग्रतः:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: in front)
स्थितःstood
स्थितः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of विश्वकर्मा)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; “standing”
आज्ञापयतुmay (he) command
आज्ञापयतु:
Kriyā (Imperative request)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma (Object of आज्ञापयतु)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative) एकवचन
देवःthe Lord
देवः:
Karta (Subject of आज्ञापयतु)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन
वचनम्the command/word
वचनम्:
Karma (Object of करवाणि)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन
करवाणिlet me do/perform
करवाणि:
Kriyā (Volitive)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative; self-directed/volitive); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person) एकवचन; परस्मैपद
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)
Speaker
Viśvakarmā
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Viśvakarmā manifests instantly before Śiva, hands folded, requesting the command; tools of craft subtly indicate his mastery.
Characters & Entities
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ViśvakarmāD
Deva (Śiva)FAQs
True service (sevā) is marked by humility and readiness to execute dharmic instruction.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where divine acts of planning and sanctification unfold.
No formal rite is stated; the emphasis is on prompt, reverent compliance with divine command.