Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

नाम तेन जगत्यस्मिन्नित्यं ख्यातं महात्मनः । तत्रस्थैर्मुनिभिस्तस्य कृताः सर्वैर्यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

nāma tena jagatyasminnityaṃ khyātaṃ mahātmanaḥ | tatrasthairmunibhistasya kṛtāḥ sarvairyathākramam

Translation

ആ നാമത്താൽ ആ മഹാത്മാവ് ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ നിത്യവും പ്രസിദ്ധനായി; അവിടെ വസിച്ചിരുന്ന എല്ലാ മുനിമാരും അവനു യഥാക്രമം എല്ലാ സംസ്കാരങ്ങളും നിർവഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as 'name'

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

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ख्यातम्: is renowned/known
• ख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्यात (√ख्या धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; predicate participle

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तत्रस्थैः: by those staying there
• तत्रस्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र-स्थ (√स्था धातु; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्र + स्थ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying munis)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• कृताः: were performed/done
• कृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (√कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; agrees with implied 'saṃskārāḥ' etc.

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of munis)

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-क्रम (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An āśrama assembly where resident sages perform sequential saṃskāras for Pippalāda; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and celebratory of dharmic formation.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Munis (Sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through saṃskāras and community guidance; saintly association establishes a life on the Vedic path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where resident sages uphold Vedic rites and spiritual culture.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃskāras (life-cycle rites) performed in proper order by sages are referenced generally.