Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचारिणमादाय गतास्ते ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिके । प्रतिमुच्याग्रतो बालं प्रणेमुस्ते पितामहम्

Transliteration

brahmacāriṇamādāya gatāste brahmaṇo'ntike | pratimucyāgrato bālaṃ praṇemuste pitāmaham

Translation

وہ برہماچاری لڑکے کو ساتھ لے کر برہما کے حضور گئے۔ لڑکے کو آگے رکھ کر انہوں نے پِتامہہ، یعنی جدِّ اعلیٰ، کے سامنے دَندَوَت پرنام کیا۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: the brahmacārin (celibate student)
• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), धातु: आ√दा (to take); ‘having taken’

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-भूतकृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तं क्रियापदवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (they) having gone

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अन्तिके: near (the presence)
• अन्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (at/near)

• प्रतिमुच्य: having placed (forward)
• प्रतिमुच्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), धातु: प्रति√मुच् (to set/put/let loose; here: to place/bring forward); ‘having placed’

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in front)

• बालम्: the boy
• बालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रणेमुः: bowed down
• प्रणेमुः: Kriyā (Main predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद) / परोक्षभूत (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पितामहम्: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as narrative cause)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Saptarṣis escort the brahmacārin to Brahmā; they place the boy before the Grandfather and bow, initiating a petition to preserve the blessing’s truth.

Characters & Entities

• Saptarṣi
• Brahmā
• Pitāmaha
• brahmacārin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is at stake, the wise seek higher guidance; humility before cosmic authority is itself a sacred act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame remains Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred travel leads to divine resolution.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (prostration/bowing) to revered beings is shown as proper dharmic conduct.