Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

रुद्रसंज्ञास्तथा चैके ह्यश्विनावपि चापरौ । एतेषामधिपः कश्चिदेक इन्द्रः प्रकीर्तितः

Transliteration

rudrasaṃjñāstathā caike hyaśvināvapi cāparau | eteṣāmadhipaḥ kaścideka indraḥ prakīrtitaḥ

Translation

ฉันนั้นเอง บางพวกมีนามว่า รุทระ และอีกสององค์คือ อัศวิน ทั้งหมดนี้มีเจ้าเหนือหัวเพียงองค์เดียวที่ประกาศกัน คือ พระอินทร์

Word by Word

• रुद्रसंज्ञाः: (those) named ‘Rudra’
• रुद्रसंज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र-संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + संज्ञा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘रुद्र’ इति संज्ञा यस्य ते

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एके: some (persons)
• एके: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनामवत् प्रयोगः—‘some’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अपरौ: the other two
• अपरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण—‘other (two)’

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अधिपः: overlord
• अधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: someone/a certain
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग—‘is proclaimed’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva continues teaching; above him appear symbolic groupings—Rudras and the twin Aśvins—while Indra is shown as a single crowned figure presiding, underscoring hierarchy and role-based divinity.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Aśvins
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heaven operates with ranks and offices; such structures imply limitation and do not equal ultimate liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where teachings contrast transient heavenly power with higher spiritual aims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues a doctrinal description of svarga’s order.