Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तत्र पाशुपता देवि मम ध्यानपरायणाः । मम पुत्रास्तु ते सर्वे ब्रह्मचर्येण संयुताः

Transliteration

tatra pāśupatā devi mama dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ | mama putrāstu te sarve brahmacaryeṇa saṃyutāḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น โอ้เทวี เหล่าปาศุปตะทั้งหลายตั้งมั่นอยู่ในสมาธิภาวนาต่อเราโดยสิ้นเชิง เขาทั้งปวงประหนึ่งบุตรของเรา ประกอบพร้อมด้วยวินัยแห่งพรหมจรรย์

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• पाशुपताः: Pāśupatas
• पाशुपताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यान-परायणाः: devoted to meditation
• ध्यान-परायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ध्याने परायणाः) विशेषण (qualifying पाशुपताः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अनुक्रम particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते/पुत्राः)

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy, by brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संयुताः: endowed with, united with
• संयुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√युज् (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पुत्राः/ते)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of serene Pāśupata ascetics in white/ochre, seated in meditation facing a liṅga shrine at Prabhāsa; Śiva’s presence is felt as paternal and protective.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Pāśupatas
• Brahmacarya
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meditation, restraint, and brahmacarya are praised as hallmarks of authentic devotion, drawing the devotee into intimate belonging with Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Pāśupata dwelling-place within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, associated with Śrīmukha-vana and its Liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brahmacarya and dhyāna (meditation on Śiva) are indicated as core disciplines of the Pāśupatas.