Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

आहूय ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनः । सम्यग्यात्राविधानेन यात्रां तत्राकरोद्विभुः

Transliteration

āhūya brāhmaṇāṃstatra prabhāsakṣetravāsinaḥ | samyagyātrāvidhānena yātrāṃ tatrākarodvibhuḥ

Translation

เขาได้เชิญพราหมณ์ผู้พำนักในประภาสเกษตรมารวมกัน ณ ที่นั้น แล้วมหาบุรุษผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ได้ประกอบยาตรา ณ ที่นั้นตามวิธีบัญญัติอันถูกต้องครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• ब्राह्मणान्: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनः: dwelling in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभासक्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणान्)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• यात्राविधानेन: by the proper procedure for the pilgrimage
• यात्राविधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (विधान), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• यात्राम्: the pilgrimage
• यात्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अकरोत्: performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभुः: the mighty one (Rāma)
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Unspecified Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (collective tīrtha system)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The pilgrim-king respectfully invites Prabhāsa resident brāhmaṇas; they arrive with sacred threads, water-pots, and palm-leaf texts; a formal yātrā-vidhi consultation begins.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brāhmaṇas
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is dharma when performed with right procedure, humility, and guidance from qualified brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where yātrā is to be performed according to established ordinances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of yātrā-vidhi (proper pilgrimage rules), involving local brāhmaṇas.