Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

तृणं च मुशलीभूतमण्वपि तत्र दृश्यते । ब्रह्मदंडकृतं सर्वमिति तद्विद्धि भामिनि

Transliteration

tṛṇaṃ ca muśalībhūtamaṇvapi tatra dṛśyate | brahmadaṃḍakṛtaṃ sarvamiti tadviddhi bhāmini

Translation

وہاں تو گھاس کا ایک تنکا بھی مُوسَل بن کر دکھائی دیتا تھا؛ اے حسین! جان لے کہ وہاں سب کچھ برہما کے تعزیری فرمان سے برپا ہوا تھا۔

Word by Word

• तृणम्: grass, straw
• तृणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुशलीभूतम्: become a club (turned into a pestle/club)
• मुशलीभूतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुशली-भूत (कृदन्त; भू धातु (भू—सत्तायाम्) + क्त)
• Form: भूत (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अणु: a small particle, atom
• अणु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (अव्यक्त-लिङ्गप्रयोग)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/inclusion)

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

• दृश्यते: is seen, appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु; दृश्—दर्शन)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• ब्रह्मदण्डकृतम्: made by Brahma’s staff (Brahma-daṇḍa)
• ब्रह्मदण्डकृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदण्ड-कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु (कृ—करणे) + क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मदण्डस्य कृतम्), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वम्: everything, all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• तत्: that (fact/thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), एकवचन

• विद्धि: know, understand
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु; विद्—ज्ञान)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भामिनि: O passionate/bright lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/ Ugraśravas), narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī (vocative: 'bhāmini')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide view of the grove: even tiny blades of grass appear as clubs; an unseen cosmic decree hangs over the scene, as if Brahmā’s rod of law has touched the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brahma-daṇḍa
• Muśala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic law (daṇḍa) operates beyond human control; when divine decree ripens, nature itself aligns with that outcome.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as the stage where Brahma-daṇḍa and Kāla converge in sacred history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse explains causation (Brahma-daṇḍa) rather than prescribing practice.