Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

निर्गतं ब्रह्मणो वक्त्राद्ब्राह्मं वैष्णवमेव च । शैवं भागवतं चैव भविष्यं नारदीयकम्

Transliteration

nirgataṃ brahmaṇo vaktrādbrāhmaṃ vaiṣṇavameva ca | śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ caiva bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyakam

Translation

பிரம்மாவின் வாயிலிருந்து புராணங்கள் வெளிப்பட்டன—பிராஹ்மம், வைஷ்ணவம், ஷைவம், பாகவதம், பவிஷ்யம், நாரதீயம்।

Word by Word

• निर्गतम्: came forth, issued
• निर्गतम्: Kriyā (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: गम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (past participle: having come forth)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Apādāna-sambandha (Source relation/अपादान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• वक्त्रात्: from (his) mouth
• वक्त्रात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• ब्राह्मम्: the Brāhma Purāṇa
• ब्राह्मम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम (name of a Purāṇa)

• वैष्णवम्: the Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa
• वैष्णवम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• शैवम्: the Śaiva Purāṇa
• शैवम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम

• भागवतम्: the Bhāgavata Purāṇa
• भागवतम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• भविष्यम्: the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
• भविष्यम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम

• नारदीयकम्: the Nārada (Nāradiya) Purāṇa
• नारदीयकम्: Karta (Enumerated item/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारदीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; पुराणनाम

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated on a lotus arising from the cosmic waters, speaks forth scroll-like streams labeled with Purāṇa names; sages receive them in reverence, with Prabhāsa’s coastal light hinted in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brāhma Purāṇa
• Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa
• Śaiva Purāṇa
• Bhāgavata Purāṇa
• Bhaviṣya Purāṇa
• Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic traditions are rooted in a sacred source and transmitted as authoritative streams of dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a cataloging verse within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.