Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

यदेभिश्च यजेच्छब्दैरुचितं सामगैर्द्विजैः । जाप्यं चैतत्परं प्रोक्तं स्वयं देवेन भानुना

Transliteration

yadebhiśca yajecchabdairucitaṃ sāmagairdvijaiḥ | jāpyaṃ caitatparaṃ proktaṃ svayaṃ devena bhānunā

Translation

สิ่งนี้เองที่เหล่าทวิชะผู้ขับสามคาน ใช้ในการบูชาด้วยถ้อยคำ “ยเชต” อย่างเหมาะสม นี่ด้วยเช่นกันถูกประกาศว่าเป็นชปะสูงสุด—พระภาณุ เทวสุริยะทรงสอนด้วยพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma/Pratipādya (That which)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; relative)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural; pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• यजेत्: should worship / perform sacrifice
• यजेत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person singular)

• शब्दैः: with words
• शब्दैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• उचितम्: proper / fitting
• उचितम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; √उच्/वच्? here 'ucita' as PPP of √वच्? actually from √उच् 'to be fitting' in usage)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Past participle used adjectivally: 'proper/fitting')

• सामगैः: by Sāma-chanters
• सामगैः: Karta (Agent; by chanters)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• द्विजैः: by twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karta (Agent; by Brahmins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• जाप्यम्: japa (to be muttered)
• जाप्यम्: Karta/Pratipādya (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: was declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate; was declared)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Past passive participle)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• भानुना: by Bhānu (the Sun)
• भानुना: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of Sāma-chanters (udgātṛ-like) in white sit near a tīrtha, singing softly; Surya above bestows instruction; the ‘yajet’ syllables appear as flowing script turning into a rosary-like loop, symbolizing yajña becoming japa.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu (Sun)
• Sāmaga (Sāma-chanters)
• Dvija
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic worship formulas can be internalized as japa, transforming ritual speech into steady contemplative practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the setting where Sun-associated japa is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Employ the appropriate ‘yajet’ utterances (as used by Sāma-chanters) in the form of japa, regarded as supreme by Bhānu.