Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

भृगोः पुत्रो महाभागः सभार्यस्तपसि स्थितः । तस्य पुत्रस्तदा जातो वसतस्तु वनांतरे

Transliteration

bhṛgoḥ putro mahābhāgaḥ sabhāryastapasi sthitaḥ | tasya putrastadā jāto vasatastu vanāṃtare

Translation

Dia ialah putera Bhṛgu yang amat mulia, berteguh dalam tapa bersama isterinya. Ketika dia tinggal di pertapaan di rimba, pada waktu itu lahirlah seorang putera baginya.

Word by Word

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu
• भृगोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• महाभागः: very fortunate
• महाभागः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य/महान् भागः)

• सभार्यः: with his wife
• सभार्यः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभार्य (प्रातिपदिक; स + भार्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (भार्या सह यस्य)

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• स्थितः: was abiding; remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण/विधेय

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘अभवत्/आसीत्’ (लुप्त) सह

• वसतः: while (he) was dwelling
• वसतः: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वसत् (कृदन्त; √वस् (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त; ‘तस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (while he was dwelling)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• वनान्तरे: in the interior of a forest
• वनान्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनान्तर (प्रातिपदिक; वन + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वनस्य अन्तरम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest hermitage: a Bhr̥gu-descended sage with his wife engaged in tapas; a newborn child in a leaf-thatched āśrama, with sacrificial implements and quiet woodland light.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Mṛkaṇḍa
• Wife of Mṛkaṇḍa (unnamed)
• Forest āśrama (vana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity grounded in household dharma (with one’s spouse) and forest-discipline is portrayed as a fertile ground for sacred destinies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is genealogical, but it serves the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s larger frame that glorifies Śaiva sacred power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the operative discipline; no specific vrata or pūjā items are enumerated in this line.