Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 167

Devanagari script

यज्ञे याता महात्मानो देवाः सप्तर्षयो वराः । स्वायंभुवे तु ये शस्ताः शप्तास्ते चाभवन्पुरा

Transliteration

yajñe yātā mahātmāno devāḥ saptarṣayo varāḥ | svāyaṃbhuve tu ye śastāḥ śaptāste cābhavanpurā

Translation

ในยัญพิธีนั้น เหล่าเทพผู้มีมหาตมันและพระฤๅษีทั้งเจ็ดผู้ประเสริฐได้มาถึง ผู้ที่เลื่องชื่อในสมัยสวายัมภูวะนั้น ในกาลก่อนก็เคยต้องคำสาปมาแล้ว

Word by Word

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular

• याताः: having come
• याताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (देवाः/सप्तर्षयः) विशेषण; past participle ‘gone/come’

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य/महान् आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (सप्त ऋषयः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• वराः: excellent
• वराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (देवाः/सप्तर्षयः) विशेषण; Nominative plural

• स्वायंभुवे: in the Svāyambhuva (period)
• स्वायंभुवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वायंभुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular (in the Svāyambhuva [Manu/age])

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक अव्यय; particle

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; relative pronoun; Nominative plural

• शस्ताः: praised
• शस्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शंस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (ये) विशेषण; ‘praised/commended’

• शप्ताः: cursed
• शप्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (ते) विशेषण; ‘cursed’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun; Nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• अभवन्: became/were
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; Parasmaipada

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय; adverb of time

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Deva–Saptarṣi samāgama at Brahmā-yajña)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast yajña pavilion at Prabhāsa: devas arrive in splendor; the Seven Sages sit in austere radiance. A subtle tension lingers—memory of an ancient curse—amid the sacred fire’s glow.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Saptarṣi
• Svāyambhuva (Manvantara/era)
• Yajña at Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings are subject to karma (such as curses), yet sacred rites and tīrthas gather and elevate gods and sages alike.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the venue of a major yajña attended by Devas and Saptarṣis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it describes participation in a yajña and the presence of divine and ṛṣi assemblies.