Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्हरः सूर्य इन्द्रोऽग्निर्मरुतां गणः । ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा त्वया सन्तोषिताः प्रभो

Transliteration

rājovāca | brahmā viṣṇurharaḥ sūrya indro'gnirmarutāṃ gaṇaḥ | brahmacaryeṇa tapasā tvayā santoṣitāḥ prabho

Translation

พระราชาตรัสว่า: ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า พรหม วิษณุ หระ(ศิวะ) พระอาทิตย์ อินทร์ อัคนี และหมู่มารุตทั้งหลาย ล้วนพอพระทัยด้วยพรหมจรรย์และตบะของท่าน

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सूर्यः: the Sun-god
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अग्निः: Agni (Fire)
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts
• मरुताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• गणः: group/host
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy (brahmacarya)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणि चर्या (तत्पुरुष)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सन्तोषिताः: were satisfied/pleased
• सन्तोषिताः: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (देवाः इति समाहार-कर्ता)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

King Bhoja (Rājā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpathakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king addresses the sage with hands folded, while subtle iconographic presences of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara, Sūrya, Indra, Agni, and Maruts appear in the sky as witnesses to the sage’s tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Hara (Śiva)
• Sūrya
• Indra
• Agni
• Maruts
• Sārasvata Muni (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Brahmacarya and tapas are extolled as powerful disciplines that win divine favor and spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya narrative of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Brahmacarya (celibate discipline) and tapas (austerity) are praised as practices; no specific vow details are enumerated in this verse.