Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु संप्राप्ता देवयोषितः । संप्राप्ता यत्र सावित्री यज्ञे तस्मिन्निमंत्रिताः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | etasminneva kāle tu saṃprāptā devayoṣitaḥ | saṃprāptā yatra sāvitrī yajñe tasminnimaṃtritāḥ

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า: ในกาลนั้นเอง เหล่านางฟ้าและสตรีสวรรค์ก็มาถึง—มาสู่ยัญพิธีนั้นเอง ที่ซาวิตรีได้รับนิมนต์ไว้

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: Discourse connector (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (conjunction/contrast)

• संप्राप्ताः: having arrived / arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; गत्यर्थे ‘आगताः’ इत्यर्थे

• देवयोषितः: divine women (wives of gods)
• देवयोषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां योषितः)

• संप्राप्ताः: arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb of place)

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निमन्त्रिताः: invited
• निमन्त्रिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+मन्त्र् (धातु) → निमन्त्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आहूताः’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As the yajña proceeds, celestial ladies descend—radiant, ornamented, carrying flowers—entering the mandapa where Sāvitrī has been invited; the air fills with fragrance and light.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Sāvitrī
• devayoṣitaḥ
• yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous rite draws divine participation; sacred gatherings form when dharma is honored through invitation and proper worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as the stage for a yajña that attracts celestial beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invitation (nimantraṇa) to the yajña is highlighted as a key ritual element, especially concerning Sāvitrī’s presence.