Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

वयं ह्यचतुराः सर्वे शर्वस्यामितते जसः । भागार्थलिप्सया प्राप्ता भागान्यच्छ त्वमीप्सितान्

Transliteration

vayaṃ hyacaturāḥ sarve śarvasyāmitate jasaḥ | bhāgārthalipsayā prāptā bhāgānyaccha tvamīpsitān

Translation

พวกเราทั้งปวงย่อมเขลาแท้ ต่อหน้าศรวะ (มหาเทพ) ผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้ เรามาด้วยความใคร่ได้ส่วนแบ่ง ขอพระองค์โปรดประทานส่วนที่ทรงเห็นสมควรแก่เรา

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अचतुराः: not clever, inept
• अचतुराः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-चतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/नकारार्थ (negation)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'वयम्' इति विशेषणम्

• शर्वस्य: of Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अमिततेजसः: of the one of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः अमितं तेजः यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीह्यर्थसन्निकर्षः), here used as genitive epithet of Śarva

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्म/उद्देश्यभावः (intended object: fame)

• भागार्थ: for the sake of a share
• भागार्थ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग; समासः भागस्य अर्थः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• लिप्सया: by the desire to obtain
• लिप्सया: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिप्सा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते (by desire)

• प्राप्ताः: have come, arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (as predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् (धातु) + प्र)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'वयम्' इति विशेषणम्

• भागान्: shares, portions
• भागान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• यच्छ: give
• यच्छ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; छान्दस/वैकल्पिक रूप 'यच्छ' (give)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ईप्सितान्: desired, wished-for
• ईप्सितान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; √आप् (धातु) desiderative/causative sense)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'भागान्' इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Gaṇa leader (addressing Dakṣa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devas/ritual claimants stand with folded hands before radiant Śarva, admitting ignorance and requesting the proper allotment of sacrificial portions; the setting hints at a sacred Prabhāsa landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śarva (Śiva)
• Dakṣa
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and rightful honoring of the divine are essential; yajña portions symbolize recognition of Śiva’s sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya, linking sacred place-glory with Śaiva dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It alludes to yajña ‘bhāga’ (allotted offerings), emphasizing that Śiva must be honored with his due portion.