Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

प्रभासे तु स्थिता ये वै ब्राह्मणाः संशितव्रताः । मृत्युंजयेन संयुक्तं जपंति शतरुद्रियम्

Transliteration

prabhāse tu sthitā ye vai brāhmaṇāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | mṛtyuṃjayena saṃyuktaṃ japaṃti śatarudriyam

Translation

Em Prabhāsa, os brāhmanes firmes em seus votos entoam o Śatarudrīya, unido ao mantra Mṛtyuñjaya, o Vencedor da Morte.

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• स्थिताः: residing
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणाः)

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• संशितव्रताः: of well-observed vows
• संशितव्रताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशित (शा/शि धातु ‘to sharpen/discipline’ + क्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणाः); ‘well-disciplined vows’

• मृत्युंजयेन: with Mṛtyuñjaya (the death-conquering mantra/Śiva)
• मृत्युंजयेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्युंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/सहभाव (instrumental: ‘with/through Mṛtyuñjaya’)

• संयुक्तम्: joined/combined
• संयुक्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (शतरुद्रियम्)

• जपन्ति: they recite
• जपन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• शतरुद्रियम्: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• शतरुद्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Vedic ritual scene in Prabhāsa: brāhmaṇas in white, seated around a Śiva-liṅga performing Rudrābhiṣeka; water streams, bilva leaves, and vessels; one lead priest chanting Śatarudrīya while another repeats Mṛtyuñjaya; temple lamps and coastal light.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Brāhmaṇas
• Mṛtyuñjaya
• Śatarudrīya
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is portrayed as a powerful Śaiva field where disciplined practitioners intensify liberation-oriented worship through Śatarudrīya and Mṛtyuñjaya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, highlighted as a place of potent Rudra-mantra practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa of the Śatarudrīya, specifically combined with the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra.