Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

सर्वैरनुमतं कृत्वा ज्येष्ठेनैव च यत्कृतम् । द्रव्येण च विभक्तेन सर्वैरेव कृतं भवेत्

Transliteration

sarvairanumataṃ kṛtvā jyeṣṭhenaiva ca yatkṛtam | dravyeṇa ca vibhaktena sarvaireva kṛtaṃ bhavet

Translation

เมื่อทุกคนให้ความยินยอมแล้ว สิ่งใดที่พี่ใหญ่กระทำ ย่อมถือว่าเป็นสิ่งที่ทุกคนได้กระทำ—โดยเฉพาะเมื่อค่าใช้จ่ายได้แบ่งกันอย่างถูกต้อง

Word by Word

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of them)
• sarvaiḥ: Kartr (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• anumātam: approved/consented
• anumātam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu√man (धातु) → anumata (कृदन्त; past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृत् (क्त) कृदन्त; ‘approved/consented’ (qualifies implied ‘karman’)

• kṛtvā: having done/made
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• jyeṣṭhena: by the eldest (brother)
• jyeṣṭhena: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त; past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; (agrees with yat)

• dravyeṇa: with the property/means
• dravyeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vibhaktena: divided/apportioned
• vibhaktena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√bhaj (धातु) → vibhakta (कृदन्त; past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; विशेषणम् (qualifies dravyeṇa)

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Kartr (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• kṛtam: (is) done
• kṛtam: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त; (predicate adjective with implied ‘tat’)

• bhavet: would be/should be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family assembly at a coastal tīrtha: brothers and kin seated in counsel; the eldest performs sankalpa and offerings while others contribute coins/grain, signifying shared merit.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha (eldest)
• Śrāddha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective duty can be fulfilled through rightful delegation; unity, consent, and shared responsibility preserve dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative is in Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the verse addresses household procedure for rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

If all agree and share the costs, the eldest may perform the rite on behalf of all, and the act/merit counts for everyone.