Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठस्य पुरा सत्रे वर्त्तमाने नराधिप । तस्मिन्नगे समायाता ब्रह्माद्याश्च सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhasya purā satre varttamāne narādhipa | tasminnage samāyātā brahmādyāśca surottamāḥ

Translation

ହେ ନରାଧିପ! ପୁରା କାଳେ ବସିଷ୍ଠଙ୍କ ସତ୍ରଯଜ୍ଞ ଚାଲୁଥିବାବେଳେ, ସେହି ପର୍ବତରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଆଦି ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଦେବଗଣ ସମାଗତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭhasya: of Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• purā: formerly
• purā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• satre: in the sacrificial session
• satre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• varttamāne: while (it was) going on
• varttamāne: Adhikarana (Locative-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛt (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त; वर्तमान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘satre’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; वर्तमानकाले (ongoing)

• narādhipa: O king
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक; नर + अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘age’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• age: mountain
• age: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘parvata’ अर्थे (mountain)

• samāyātāḥ: arrived
• samāyātāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-yā (धातु; √yā) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि क्त (arrived)

• brahmādyāḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ādi’ = beginning with

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• surottamāḥ: the best of the gods
• surottamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-uttama (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Pulastya (contextual continuation, addressing the king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (narādhipa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the wooded heights of Arbuda, Vasiṣṭha’s long satra is underway; sacrificial fires glow while Brahmā and other radiant devas arrive, filling the mountain with celestial presence.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmā
• Surottama (gods)
• Arbuda Mountain

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tirtha’s greatness is reinforced by sacred history—when gods and sages assemble there, the place becomes a living witness to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda mountain region (context for Tripuṣkara), portrayed as a venue for Vedic sacrifice and divine gatherings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references a satra (extended yajña) of Vasiṣṭha; it is descriptive rather than prescriptive here.