Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

सामगेषु समुत्पन्नस्तस्मान्मगध उच्यते । ऐंद्रेण हविषा चापि हविः पृक्तं बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

sāmageṣu samutpannastasmānmagadha ucyate | aiṃdreṇa haviṣā cāpi haviḥ pṛktaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Oleh sebab dia muncul dalam kalangan pelantun Sāma, maka dia disebut “Magadha”. Dan Bṛhaspati juga telah mencampurkan havis (persembahan suci) dengan persembahan bagi Indra.

Word by Word

• सामगेषु: among the Sāma-chanters
• सामगेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• समुत्पन्नः: arisen, produced
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उत्+पद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• मगधः: Magadha (name/title)
• मगधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मगध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• ऐंद्रेण: with/through Indra’s (rite/oblation)
• ऐंद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• हविः: the oblation
• हविः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्

• पृक्तम्: mixed
• पृक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृच् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close ritual moment: Sāma-chanters in song; the newly arisen Māgadha is indicated; Bṛhaspati, radiant and sage-like, mixes havis with Indra’s portion, signifying sanctioned integration.

Characters & Entities

• Magadha
• Sāmagas
• Indra
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names and roles are sanctified through Vedic context; ritual precision and sacred speech shape dhārmic culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger glorification remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this verse emphasizes Vedic-ritual sanctity within that sacred narrative environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references offerings to Indra and the preparation/mixing of havis, indicating yajña procedure (not a direct instruction).