Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तत्रैव च्यवनो देवि याजयामास भार्गवम् । अद्भुतानि च तत्रासन्यानि तानि महेश्वरि

Transliteration

tatraiva cyavano devi yājayāmāsa bhārgavam | adbhutāni ca tatrāsanyāni tāni maheśvari

Translation

ณ ที่นั้นเอง โอ้เทวี จยวนะผู้เป็นภารควะได้ประกอบยัญพิธี; และโอ้มหेशวรี เหตุอัศจรรย์มากมายก็บังเกิดขึ้น ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — तस्मिन् स्थाने (there)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; अवधारण)

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• याजयामास: made (him) perform a sacrifice; officiated
• याजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु) (णिच् causative: याजय-)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: made/caused to perform sacrifice)

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अद्भुतानि: wonders, marvels
• अद्भुतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘अद्भुतानि’ इति विशेषण/सम्बन्धक (relative)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Correlative/अन्वय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘अद्भुतानि’ इति अन्वय (correlative)

• महेश्वरि: O Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महेश्वरस्य पत्नी/शक्तिः)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Devī/Maheśvarī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, the sage Cyavana Bhārgava presides over a solemn yajña; the air is charged with sanctity as wondrous signs arise around the altar, witnessed in reverent awe.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana (Bhārgava)
• Yajña
• Wondrous events (adbhuta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When yajña is performed under a realized sage in a sacred kṣetra, divine wonders naturally manifest, confirming the sanctity of place and rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a locale where adbhuta signs arise in the course of ritual.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse indicates the performance of yajña under Cyavana’s officiation, implying adherence to śrauta-style order though details are not listed here.