Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः शूद्रैः शूद्रानुगैर्बहिः । पक्षिणस्तत्र बहवः शिवाशिवगिरस्तदा

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyaiḥ śūdraiḥ śūdrānugairbahiḥ | pakṣiṇastatra bahavaḥ śivāśivagirastadā

Translation

బయట బ్రాహ్మణులు, క్షత్రియులు, వైశ్యులు, శూద్రులు మరియు శూద్రానుచరులు అనేకులు ఉన్నారు. అక్కడ అనేక పక్షులు కూడా ఉండి, శుభాశుభ ధ్వనులు చేసేవి.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇaiḥ: by Brahmins
• brāhmaṇaiḥ: Sahakari/Karta (Agent/associate in context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचनम्

• kṣatriyaiḥ: by Kshatriyas
• kṣatriyaiḥ: Sahakari/Karta (Agent/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya (क्षत्रिय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचनम्

• vaiśyaiḥ: by Vaishyas
• vaiśyaiḥ: Sahakari/Karta (Agent/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (वैश्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचनम्

• śūdraiḥ: by Shudras
• śūdraiḥ: Sahakari/Karta (Agent/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (शूद्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचनम्

• śūdrānugaiḥ: by followers of Shudras
• śūdrānugaiḥ: Sahakari/Karta (Agent/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (शूद्र) + anuga (अनुग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instr.3), बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (śūdrān anugāḥ = followers of Shudras)

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• pakṣiṇaḥ: birds
• pakṣiṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (पक्षिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nom.1), बहुवचनम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (बहु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nom.1), बहुवचनम्

• śivāśivagiraḥ: auspicious and inauspicious cries
• śivāśivagiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव) + aśiva (अशिव) + gir (गिर्/गिरस् प्रातिपदिक ‘speech/cry’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nom.1), बहुवचनम्; द्वन्द्वः (śivāśivāḥ giraḥ = auspicious and inauspicious cries)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (outer precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the outer boundary of the sacred tract, groups of Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and attendants gather—some with offerings, some as helpers; above them, many birds circle and call, some cries sweet and auspicious, others harsh and foreboding.

Characters & Entities

• Vastrāpatha
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A major tīrtha draws all communities; and the world of signs (nimitta) is observed alongside devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vastrāpatha-kṣetra setting within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse gives scene-setting with social presence and omens.