Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य सर्वे देवाः समेत्य तु । पप्रच्छुर्विनयोपेता विप्रश्रेष्ठं बृहस्पतिम्

Transliteration

kasyacittvatha kālasya sarve devāḥ sametya tu | papracchurvinayopetā vipraśreṣṭhaṃ bṛhaspatim

Translation

پھر کچھ مدت کے بعد سب دیوتا جمع ہوئے اور نہایت انکساری کے ساتھ برہسپتی، جو برہمنوں میں افضل تھے، سے سوال کیا۔

Word by Word

• कस्यचित्: of some (person/thing)
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः (indefinite: 'of some')

• तु: indeed/and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/now)

• कालस्य: of (a) time/period
• कालस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समेत्य: having assembled
• समेत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having assembled)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अन्वय (and/indeed)

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• पप्रच्छुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विनय-उपेताः: endowed with humility
• विनय-उपेताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त, उप + इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः: विनयेन उपेताः (endowed with humility)

• विप्र-श्रेष्ठम्: the best of Brahmins
• विप्र-श्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: विप्राणां श्रेष्ठः (best among Brahmins)

• बृहस्पतिम्: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king/sages (frame audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn assembly of Devas gathers in council; Bṛhaspati sits as radiant guru with calm gaze, while the gods stand with folded hands, their pride softened into humility.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, humility and seeking wise counsel are dharmic steps toward restoration and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts consultation with the guru of the gods.