Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

देवकन्यास्तथाऽयाता दानव्यो दनुवंशजाः । सप्तर्षीणां तथा पत्न्य ऋषीणां च तथैव च

Transliteration

devakanyāstathā'yātā dānavyo danuvaṃśajāḥ | saptarṣīṇāṃ tathā patnya ṛṣīṇāṃ ca tathaiva ca

Translation

ଦେବକନ୍ୟାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆସିଲେ, ଦନୁବଂଶଜ ଦାନବୀ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ; ଏବଂ ସପ୍ତର୍ଷିମାନଙ୍କ ପତ୍ନୀମାନେ, ଅନ୍ୟ ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କ ପତ୍ନୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ (ସେଠାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ)।

Word by Word

• देवकन्याः: divine maidens
• देवकन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकन्या (प्रातिपदिक) = देव + कन्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य कन्या)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (linking/also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आयाताः: came/arrived
• आयाताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (आगताः/आयाताः = having come)

• दानव्यः: demonesses (of the Dānavas)
• दानव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दनुवंशजाः: born in Danu’s lineage
• दनुवंशजाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दनुवंशज (प्रातिपदिक) = दनु + वंश + ज
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दनुवंशस्य जाताः)

• सप्तर्षीणाम्: of the seven sages
• सप्तर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) = सप्त + ऋषि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्त ऋषयः)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (linking/also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पत्न्यः: wives
• पत्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• तथैव: just so/indeed likewise
• तथैव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययसमास/योगः; बलार्थक (emphatic)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast assembly arrives: apsarās and devakanyās, dānava women of Danu’s line, and the dignified wives of the Saptarṣis and other sages—forming concentric circles around the sacred center.

Characters & Entities

• devakanyāḥ
• Danu
• dānavyaḥ
• Saptarṣi
• ṛṣi-patnī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true sacred rite can harmonize diverse beings—celestial, semi-divine, and sage communities—around dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as a unifying pilgrimage-field where vast assemblies gather for yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse emphasizes the breadth of participation in the yajña.