Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततस्तेनापि बालेन ब्रह्मा चैवाभिवादितः । चिरायुर्ब्रह्मणा बालः प्रोक्तोऽसावृषिसन्निधौ

Transliteration

tatastenāpi bālena brahmā caivābhivāditaḥ | cirāyurbrahmaṇā bālaḥ prokto'sāvṛṣisannidhau

Translation

แล้วเด็กน้อยนั้นก็ถวายบังคมแด่พระพรหมโดยถูกต้องตามธรรมเนียม ต่อหน้าฤๅษีทั้งหลาย พระพรหมตรัสว่า “เด็กผู้นี้จักมีอายุยืนยาว”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereupon)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• बालेन: by the boy
• बालेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘तेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्ध

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karma (Object in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• अभिवादितः: was saluted
• अभिवादितः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) → अभिवादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘was saluted’

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘चिरं आयुः यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (बालः)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• बालः: the boy
• बालः: Karma (Object in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: was declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘was declared/said’

• असौ: this (boy)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (this/that person)

• ऋषिसन्निधौ: in the presence of the sages
• ऋषिसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): ‘ऋषीणां सन्निधौ’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brahmacārin boy stands with folded hands before four-faced Brahmā, while seated sages witness the blessing of long life.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Saptarṣi
• brahmacārin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect toward elders and divine authorities harmonizes fate; dharmic conduct becomes the doorway to grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a setting for transformative blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhivādana (formal salutation) is explicitly performed and implicitly recommended.