Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नायमानेतुमादिष्टो देवशर्मां मया तव । अन्योस्ति देवशर्मा यस्त मानय गतायुषम् । एनं विप्रं च दीर्घायुं नय तत्राविलंबितम्

Transliteration

nāyamānetumādiṣṭo devaśarmāṃ mayā tava | anyosti devaśarmā yasta mānaya gatāyuṣam | enaṃ vipraṃ ca dīrghāyuṃ naya tatrāvilaṃbitam

Translation

“ผู้นี้ไม่ใช่เทวศรมันที่เราสั่งให้เจ้านำมา ยังมีเทวศรมันอีกผู้หนึ่ง—ผู้นั้นอายุขัยสิ้นแล้ว จงนำเขามา ส่วนพราหมณ์ผู้นี้ผู้มีอายุยืน จงพากลับไปที่นั่นโดยไม่ชักช้า”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• ānetum: to bring
• ānetum: Karman (Object of ordering/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√nī (आनी धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थ (to bring)

• ādiṣṭaḥ: was ordered
• ādiṣṭaḥ: Karta (Predicate to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√diś (आदिश् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been ordered)

• devaśarmāṇam: Devasharman
• devaśarmāṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devaśarman (देवशर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• tava: of you/for you
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• anyaḥ: another
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devaśarmā: Devasharman
• devaśarmā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devaśarman (देवशर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√nī (आनी धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gatāyuṣam: whose lifespan is ended
• gatāyuṣam: Karman (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (गत) + āyus (आयुस्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (गतं आयुः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण

• enam: this (man)
• enam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (enam = this him)

• vipram: the brāhmaṇa
• vipram: Karman (Object in apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (विप्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dīrghāyum: long-lived
• dīrghāyum: Karman (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (दीर्घ) + āyus (आयुस्)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (दीर्घं आयुः यस्य/दीर्घायुः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण

• naya: lead/take
• naya: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (नी धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Goal/location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• avilaṃbitam: without delay
• avilaṃbitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (अ- नञ्) + vilaṃbita (विलम्बित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (without delay)

Speaker

Yama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama sternly instructs the messenger: ‘Not this one—return him; fetch the other whose life is ended.’ The brāhmaṇa stands dignified; the messenger looks chastened; a sense of lawful correction pervades the court.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Devaśarman (two persons implied)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse underscores karmic precision: the end of life is portrayed as determined, and divine agents must act in alignment with that order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this line; it forms the narrative groundwork inside Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive about returning the wrongfully taken person and bringing the correct one.