Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

भागो भवद्भ्यो देयस्तु नास्मभ्यमिति कथ्यताम् । ततो वयं विनिश्चित्य करिष्यामो यथोचितम्

Transliteration

bhāgo bhavadbhyo deyastu nāsmabhyamiti kathyatām | tato vayaṃ viniścitya kariṣyāmo yathocitam

Translation

വ്യക്തമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കട്ടെ—“ഭാഗം നിങ്ങള്ക്കേ നൽകേണ്ടത്, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് അല്ല.” അതിനുശേഷം ഞങ്ങൾ തീരുമാനിച്ച് യുക്തമായ വിധത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കും.

Word by Word

• भागः: a share
• भागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवद्भ्यः: to you (pl.)
• भवद्भ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, बहुवचन (dative)

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु))
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक (gerundive: to be given), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'भागः' इति विशेषणम्

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• न: not
• न: Negation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अस्मभ्यम्: to us
• अस्मभ्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be stated
• कथ्यताम्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense): 'let it be said'

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/परिणाम (thereupon)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विनिश्चित्य: having determined
• विनिश्चित्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √निश्-चित् (धातु; नि+√चित् with वि)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having decided/determined'

• करिष्यामः: we shall do
• करिष्यामः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथोचितम्: as appropriate
• यथोचितम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): 'as is proper'

Speaker

Gaṇa leader (addressing Dakṣa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A spokesman requests a clear proclamation about who receives the sacrificial share, emphasizing decision and proper action; figures appear earnest, awaiting a verdict.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Gaṇas
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires clarity and accountability: one must openly affirm what is right, then act accordingly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It concerns the proper allotment of sacrificial portions (bhāga) and the necessity of explicitly granting them.