Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

अभ्युत्थाय नृपः पूर्वं नमस्कृत्य प्रपूज्य च । आसनेषूपविष्टांस्तान्बभाषे कार्यतत्परः

Transliteration

abhyutthāya nṛpaḥ pūrvaṃ namaskṛtya prapūjya ca | āsaneṣūpaviṣṭāṃstānbabhāṣe kāryatatparaḥ

Translation

രാജാവ് ആദ്യം എഴുന്നേറ്റ് നമസ്കരിച്ചു വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിച്ചു; അവർ ആസനങ്ങളിൽ ഇരുന്ന ശേഷം, കാര്യത്തിൽ തൽപരനായി അവരോട് സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अभ्युत्थाय: having risen
• अभ्युत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-उत्-स्था (धातु) → अभ्युत्थाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूर्वम्: first, beforehand
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• प्रपूज्य: having duly honored
• प्रपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु) → प्रपूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसनेषु: on the seats
• आसनेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उपविष्टान्: seated
• उपविष्टान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु) → उपविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तान्: those (persons)
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बभाषे: spoke
• बभाषे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• कार्यतत्परः: intent on the task
• कार्यतत्परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कार्ये तत्परः इति

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king rises from his throne, folds hands, bows to the assembled brāhmaṇas, offers worship and seats; the brāhmaṇas sit calmly while the king begins to speak, focused and earnest.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa
• vipra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence toward the wise are portrayed as essential virtues even for rulers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is honoring guests—greeting, salutation, and offering seats (a standard form of pūjā to worthy visitors).