Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

उक्तं देव मया तेषां योगीन्द्राणां महेश्वर । आज्ञप्ता देवदेवेन इहागच्छत मा चिरम्

Transliteration

uktaṃ deva mayā teṣāṃ yogīndrāṇāṃ maheśvara | ājñaptā devadevena ihāgacchata mā ciram

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ข้าแต่พระมหีศวร ข้าพเจ้าได้กล่าวแก่เหล่าโยคีผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ว่า ‘พระเทวเทพมีพระบัญชาแล้ว—จงมาที่นี่ อย่าชักช้า’

Word by Word

• उक्तम्: (it was) said/told
• उक्तम्: Kriya (Reported act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• योगीन्द्राणाम्: of the chief yogins
• योगीन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—योगिन् + इन्द्र (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘lord of yogins’)

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara (great lord)
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—महा + ईश्वर (कर्मधारयः)

• आज्ञप्ताः: were commanded
• आज्ञप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देवदेवेन: by the god of gods
• देवदेवेन: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—देवानां देवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• आगच्छत: come
• आगच्छत: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of duration)

Speaker

Nandikeśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara/Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger-devotee addresses exalted yogins, conveying the urgent command of Devadeva to come to Prabhāsa without delay; the atmosphere is reverent and purposeful.

Characters & Entities

• Nandikeśvara
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Devadeva (Śiva)
• Yogīndras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s ājñā (command) is not to be delayed; prompt obedience is a hallmark of dharma even for advanced ascetics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames the authority of Śiva’s command and the expected conduct of holy persons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is an imperative to come immediately in response to divine command.