Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

आमन्त्र्य ब्राह्मणांस्तत्र शास्त्रजान्दोषवर्जितान् । एवं कृतोपचारस्तु इमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

āmantrya brāhmaṇāṃstatra śāstrajāndoṣavarjitān | evaṃ kṛtopacārastu imaṃ mantramudīrayet

Translation

ครั้นนิมนต์พราหมณ์ผู้รู้ศาสตรา ปราศจากโทษ ณ ที่นั้นด้วยความเคารพ และบำเพ็ญการต้อนรับถวายเกียรติอย่างถูกต้องแล้ว พึงสวดมนต์บทนี้

Word by Word

• आमन्त्र्य: having invited
• आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘आमन्त्र्य’ = आमन्त्रणं कृत्वा

• ब्राह्मणान्: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• शास्त्रजान्: learned in the scriptures
• शास्त्रजान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणान्); समासः—तत्पुरुष (शास्त्रज = शास्त्रात् जात/शास्त्रविद्)

• दोषवर्जितान्: free from faults
• दोषवर्जितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष + वर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दोषवर्जित = दोषैः वर्जित)

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

• कृतोपचारः: one who has performed the due attentions/rites
• कृतोपचारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त) + उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्तुः); समासः—तत्पुरुष (कृतोपचार = कृतः उपचारः येन)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उदीरयेत्: should recite/utter
• उदीरयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, a householder/pilgrim respectfully invites learned brāhmaṇas, offers them seats and water, and prepares to recite a pitṛ-mantra beside a tīrtha altar.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Śāstra-jñāna
• Mantra
• Upacāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual integrity includes honoring qualified officiants; respect and correctness uphold the sanctity of śrāddha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is situated within the Prabhāsakṣetra setting (‘there’), continuing its māhātmya-based ritual guidance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invite faultless, scripture-knowing brāhmaṇas; offer due upacāra; then recite the prescribed mantra.