Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 151

Devanagari script

ऋषयश्च ततः सप्त वसिष्ठात्रिपुरोगमाः । तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैः स्वस्ति स्वस्तीति वादिनः । वेदोक्तिभिरथाग्र्याभिर्वालखिल्याश्च तुष्टुवुः

Transliteration

ṛṣayaśca tataḥ sapta vasiṣṭhātripurogamāḥ | tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotraiḥ svasti svastīti vādinaḥ | vedoktibhirathāgryābhirvālakhilyāśca tuṣṭuvuḥ

Translation

అనంతరం వసిష్ఠుడు అగ్రగామిగా ఉన్న సప్తర్షులు నానావిధ స్తోత్రములతో ‘స్వస్తి! స్వస్తి!’ అని పలుకుచూ స్తుతించిరి; వాలఖిల్యులు కూడ వేదోక్త శ్రేష్ఠ వచనములతో స్తవించిరి।

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (Conjunction)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (Adverb of sequence)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण (Numeral adjective), प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with ṛṣayaḥ)

• vasiṣṭha-tripurogamāḥ: having Vasiṣṭha and three (others) as leaders
• vasiṣṭha-tripurogamāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (संख्या) + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिक; पुरः + गम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहिः—‘वसिष्ठः त्रयश्च पुरोगमाः यस्य’ इति (having Vasiṣṭha and three as leaders)

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); स्तोत्रैः सह विशेषणम्

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• svasti: hail; well-being
• svasti: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, मङ्गलवाचक-निपात (Benedictory particle/interjection)

• svasti: hail
• svasti: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, मङ्गलवाचक-निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (Quotative particle)

• vādinaḥ: utterers; chanters
• vādinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• veda-uktibhiḥ: with Vedic utterances
• veda-uktibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + ukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर/प्रारम्भबोधक (Particle: then/now)

• agryābhiḥ: excellent; foremost
• agryābhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); उक्तिभिः सह विशेषणम्

• vālakhilyāḥ: the Vālakhilyas
• vālakhilyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālakhilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (Conjunction)

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied continuation of address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Seven sages led by Vasiṣṭha chant diverse hymns; Vālakhilyas—tiny ascetic seers—join with choice Vedic utterances; the word ‘Svasti’ appears as luminous syllables radiating outward.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Seven Sages (Saptarṣi)
• Vālakhilyas
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious speech (svasti) and Vedic-aligned praise are portrayed as dhārmic responses that invite harmony and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the sacred narrative setting, where cosmic events and divine praise elevate the place’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra and Vedic recitation (vedokti) are implied; no specific vrata or donation is detailed.