Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा गच्छंतः शीघ्रगा वियत् । गच्छतस्तांस्ततो दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणास्तत्र वंदिता

Transliteration

tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvā gacchaṃtaḥ śīghragā viyat | gacchatastāṃstato dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇāstatra vaṃditā

Translation

پھر دیوتا گندھروؤں کے ساتھ آسمان میں تیزی سے روانہ ہوئے؛ انہیں جاتے دیکھ کر وہاں کے برہمنوں نے ادب سے نمسکار کر کے بندگی کی۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

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

• sa-gandharvāḥ: together with the Gandharvas
• sa-gandharvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘स’ (=सहित) + गन्धर्वाः

• gacchantaḥ: going
• gacchantaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु: गत्यर्थ)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘गच्छन्तः’ = going

• śīghragāḥ: swift-moving
• śīghragāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शीघ्रं गच्छन्ति ये)

• viyat: the sky
• viyat: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे देश/मार्गवाचक

• gacchataḥ: of those who were going
• gacchataḥ: Genitive absolute-like (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु: गत्यर्थ)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) ‘गच्छत्’ का षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन/एकवचनरूप; अत्र षष्ठी बहुवचनार्थे (going ones’) प्रयोगः

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु: दर्शने)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vanditāḥ: were saluted/revered
• vanditāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु: स्तुतौ/वन्दने) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि भावः ‘वन्दिताः’ = were saluted

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gods and gandharvas ascend swiftly through the sky in a luminous procession; below, brāhmaṇas stand with folded hands, offering salutations on the Prabhāsa shore.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (vandana) toward divine beings is portrayed as natural dharma within a sanctified tīrtha narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, depicted as a realm where devas and gandharvas are present and active.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice of vandana (salutation) to devas; no formal rite is detailed.