Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं निमन्त्र्य ते सर्वे ऋषयस्तपसोज्ज्वलाः । गतास्ते ब्रह्मलोकं तु द्रष्टुं देवं पितामहम् । तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ nimantrya te sarve ṛṣayastapasojjvalāḥ | gatāste brahmalokaṃ tu draṣṭuṃ devaṃ pitāmaham | tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotrairbrahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า: ครั้นปรึกษากันดังนี้แล้ว เหล่าฤๅษีทั้งปวงผู้รุ่งเรืองด้วยตบะ ได้ไปยังพรหมโลกเพื่อเฝ้าทัศนาเทพปิตามหะ ณ ที่นั้นพวกท่านสรรเสริญพระพรหมผู้บังเกิดจากดอกบัว ด้วยบทสโตตรานานาประการ

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्तृ (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• nimantrya: having invited
• nimantrya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-mantr (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having invited/summoned)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (te/ṛṣayaḥ)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• tapasā-ujjvalāḥ: radiant with austerity
• tapasā-ujjvalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental relation: 'bright with austerity'); विशेषण (ṛṣayaḥ)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मुख्यक्रियासमान (they went)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्तृनिर्देश

• brahma-lokam: to Brahmā’s world
• brahma-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म/गन्तव्य (destination)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन (purpose)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• pitāmaham: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• pitāmaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद; apposition to devam

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु) (स्तु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (stotraiḥ)

• stotraiḥ: hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण (means: by hymns)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• kamala-udbhavam: lotus-born
• kamala-udbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (from/of the lotus); विशेषण (brahmāṇam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates as radiant ascetics ascend to Brahmaloka; they stand before Brahmā seated on a vast lotus, surrounded by subtle light, and begin elaborate hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Ṛṣis
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā
• Pitāmaha
• Kamalodbhava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and devotion culminate in divine audience; praise (stotra) becomes a bridge between seekers and the cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, while this verse highlights Brahmaloka as a celestial locus within the pilgrimage narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) is presented as a devotional act accompanying tapas and sacred seeking.