Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

समागम्य तदा वैन्यमभ्यषिंचन्नराधि पम् । सोऽभिषिक्तो महातेजा देवैरंगिरसादिभिः

Transliteration

samāgamya tadā vainyamabhyaṣiṃcannarādhi pam | so'bhiṣikto mahātejā devairaṃgirasādibhiḥ

Translation

എല്ലാവരും സമാഗമിച്ചപ്പോൾ അവർ വൈന്യനെ നരാധിപനായി അഭിഷേകം ചെയ്തു. ഇങ്ങനെ മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള അവൻ അങ്കിരസാദി ദേവന്മാർക്കാൽ അഭിഷിക്തനായി പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതനായി।

Word by Word

• समागम्य: having assembled
• समागम्य: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having assembled/come together’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वैन्यम्: Vainya (son of Vena)
• वैन्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: they anointed
• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नराधिपम्: the lord of men (king)
• नराधिपम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अङ्गिरसादिभिः: by Aṅgiras and others
• अङ्गिरसादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ ‘अङ्गिरसः आदयः’ (and others like Aṅgiras)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgiras and other sages, with devas, pour consecration waters over Vainya seated on a lion-throne; a radiant aura surrounds him as he is proclaimed overlord; banners, kalashas, and flower showers fill the pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• Vainya (Pṛthu)
• Devas
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Legitimate authority is sanctified through dharmic consecration; divine forces uphold a ruler who serves cosmic and social order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narration occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya framework, linking dharma-restoring kingship to the sacred region of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (royal anointing/consecration) is explicitly described, performed by devas and revered seers.