Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

रुद्रं क्रोधपरं दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मासनाद्ययौ । अन्तर्हिते भगवति दक्षो नारायणं हरिम्

Transliteration

rudraṃ krodhaparaṃ dṛṣṭvā brahmā brahmāsanādyayau | antarhite bhagavati dakṣo nārāyaṇaṃ harim

Translation

ക്രോധത്തിൽ ജ്വലിച്ച രുദ്രനെ കണ്ടു ബ്രഹ്മാവ് ബ്രഹ്മാസനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് എഴുന്നേറ്റ് പുറപ്പെട്ടു; ഭഗവാൻ അന്തർഹിതനായപ്പോൾ ദക്ഷൻ നാരായണ ഹരിയെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रोधपरम्: wrathful
• क्रोधपरम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रोधे परः/क्रोधपरः = wrathful)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having seen

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मासनात्: from the seat of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मासनात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः आसनम्)

• अद्य: now
• अद्य: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्तर्हिते: when (he) was hidden/disappeared
• अन्तर्हिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + हि (धातु) → अन्तर्हित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); सप्तमी, एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट: when (he) had disappeared

• भगवति: in the Lord; when the Lord (was) hidden
• भगवति: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘भगवति’ = in the Lord (locative absolute)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra appears fierce, eyes blazing; Brahmā rises abruptly from his lotus seat; then the divine presence vanishes (antarhita), leaving Dakṣa turning anxiously toward Nārāyaṇa for support.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahmā
• Dakṣa
• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When ego disturbs dharma, even gods must seek higher guidance; refuge (śaraṇāgati) becomes the remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region serves as the tīrtha-frame for recounting the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; the verse situates the drama around the yajña and the withdrawal of the Lord.