Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्ब्रह्मा वेदविद्यासमन्वितः । सर्वदेवमयो देवैः सहितस्तीर्थसंयुतः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | ityuktvā bhagavānbrahmā vedavidyāsamanvitaḥ | sarvadevamayo devaiḥ sahitastīrthasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

ਈਸ਼ਵਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ: “ਇਉਂ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ, ਭਗਵਾਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ—ਵੇਦ ਅਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਵਿਦਿਆ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪੰਨ, ਸਭ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਰੂਪ—ਦੇਵਗਣਾਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਅਤੇ ਤੀਰਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਇਆ/ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਿਆ।”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (perfect/परोक्षभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-nipāta)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (absolutive/क्त्वान्त), avyaya; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• veda-vidyā-samanvitaḥ: endowed with Vedas and learning
• veda-vidyā-samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Samāsa: veda-vidyā (dvandva: ‘Vedas and sciences/knowledge’) + samanvitaḥ (‘endowed with’); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘brahmā’

• sarva-deva-mayaḥ: composed of all gods
• sarva-deva-mayaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: sarva-deva-mayaḥ = ‘consisting of all gods’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘brahmā’

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahakāraka (accompaniment/instrumental associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana (plural)

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘brahmā’; ‘accompanied’

• tīrtha-saṃyutaḥ: associated with the sacred ford (tīrtha)
• tīrtha-saṃyutaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: tīrtha-saṃyutaḥ = ‘joined with/connected to a tīrtha’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘brahmā’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified in the excerpt (Purāṇic audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates: after speaking, Bhagavān Brahmā—endowed with Vedic knowledge, embodying all gods—moves together with the deities, ‘joined with tīrthas.’ A grand procession or epiphany at Prabhāsa, with Brahmā at center and multiple devas surrounding, sacred waters symbolically accompanying them.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Devas
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a cosmic meeting-ground where divine knowledge and divine presence converge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its tīrthas, as the narrative transitions to Brahmā’s arrival.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse sets the narrative scene of a divine gathering linked to tīrtha sanctity.