Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

दक्ष उवाच । सर्वेष्वेव हि यज्ञेषु न भागः परिकल्पितः । न मंत्रा भार्यया सार्द्धं शंकरस्येति नेष्यते

Transliteration

dakṣa uvāca | sarveṣveva hi yajñeṣu na bhāgaḥ parikalpitaḥ | na maṃtrā bhāryayā sārddhaṃ śaṃkarasyeti neṣyate

Translation

ଦକ୍ଷ କହିଲେ—ସମସ୍ତ ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କୌଣସି ଭାଗ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରିତ ହୋଇନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟା ସହିତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରିବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହଣୀୟ ନୁହେଁ।

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to यज्ञेषु)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक

• यज्ञेषु: in sacrifices
• यज्ञेषु: Adhikaraṇa (location/domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• भागः: a share/portion
• भागः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (topic/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिकल्पितः: has been assigned
• परिकल्पितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कल्प् (धातु) → परिकल्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (subject of नेष्यते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakāraka (accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative)

• नेष्यते: is accepted/allowed
• नेष्यते: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (impersonal passive sense: ‘is accepted/allowed’)

Speaker

Dakṣa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dadhīci and the assembled devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa, stern and self-assured, declares that no sacrificial share is allotted to Śaṅkara and rejects mantra-invocation of Śiva with his consort; the gods exchange uneasy glances.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Śaṅkara
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride expressed through ritual exclusion becomes a cause of dharmic conflict; denying the divine its due leads to spiritual imbalance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The discussion occurs within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, framing the site as a stage for understanding proper reverence to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A negative claim: Dakṣa asserts Śaṅkara has no yajña-bhāga and rejects mantra-invocation “with his wife”; it describes a disputed ritual stance rather than a recommended rite.