Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
सवर्णान्प्रेषयेदाप्तान्द्विजानामुपमन्त्रणे
Transliteration
savarṇānpreṣayedāptāndvijānāmupamantraṇe
Translation
उपमन्त्रणार्थं सवर्णान् आप्तान् द्विजानाम् आह्वाने प्रेषयेत्॥
Word by Word
सवर्णान्of the same varṇa/class
सवर्णान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म, बहुवचन; विशेषण (द्विजान्)
प्रेषयेत्should send (messengers)/should dispatch
प्रेषयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु; causative sense ‘to send’)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र
आप्तान्trusted/reliable
आप्तान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootआप्त (प्रातिपदिक; √आप् ‘to obtain’ क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म, बहुवचन; विशेषण (द्विजान्)
द्विजानाम्of the twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध, बहुवचन
उपमन्त्रणेat the time of invitation/summoning
उपमन्त्रणे:
Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउपमन्त्रण (प्रातिपदिक; उप + मन्त्र + ल्युट्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/अधिकरण, एकवचन; प्रसङ्गे/काले
Speaker
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A messenger, modestly dressed and composed, carries a respectful invitation to dvijas; the dvijas are shown in a calm setting—perhaps near a temple courtyard—signifying trust and propriety.
Characters & Entities
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DvijasFAQs
Rituals are safeguarded by proper protocol: invitations should be conveyed respectfully through reliable intermediaries.
The instruction appears within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, within the śrāddha-vidhi teaching.
Send trustworthy, appropriate messengers for formally inviting the dvijas to the śrāddha.