Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

अष्टमूर्तेः पुनर्मूर्त्तावग्नौ देवमुखे मखान् । कुर्वाणाः श्रुतिमार्गेण प्रीणयामोऽखिलं जगत्

Transliteration

aṣṭamūrteḥ punarmūrttāvagnau devamukhe makhān | kurvāṇāḥ śrutimārgeṇa prīṇayāmo'khilaṃ jagat

Translation

آٹھ صورتوں والے پروردگار کی ایک اور ظاہر صورت، آگ—جو دیوتاؤں کا دہن ہے—اس میں شروتی کے راستے کے مطابق یَجْن کرتے ہوئے ہم سارے جگت کو خوش کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अष्टमूर्तेः: of the eight-formed (Lord)
• अष्टमूर्तेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः—अष्ट + मूर्ति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थ)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• मूर्तौ: in the form
• मूर्तौ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• अग्नौ: in fire
• अग्नौ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• देवमुखे: in the mouth of the gods (i.e., in the fire as divine mouth)
• देवमुखे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—देव + मुख (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मखान्: sacrifices
• मखान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कुर्वाणाः: doing, performing
• कुर्वाणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• श्रुतिमार्गेण: by the path of the Veda
• श्रुतिमार्गेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतिमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—श्रुति + मार्ग (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रीणयामः: we please, we satisfy
• प्रीणयामः: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रीणय्/प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (adjective) जगत्-शब्दस्य

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

Speaker

Unspecified (ritualist voice describing Vedic yajña as cosmic welfare)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Vedic sacrifice near Prabhāsa: blazing fire altar, priests chanting, offerings poured; above the flames, a subtle vision of Śiva’s aṣṭamūrti—earth, water, fire, air, ether, sun, moon, and the sacrificer—signifying the world’s delight.

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭamūrti (Śiva)
• Agni
• Śruti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic yajña, offered properly into Agni, is portrayed as a cosmic act that sustains and benefits all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where orthodox Vedic worship aligned with Śiva’s cosmic forms is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform makhas/yajñas into Agni according to the Śruti (Vedic) procedure.