Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मणो वाक्यमशेषं समनुष्ठितम् । क्षुरकर्म तथा कृत्वा स्नानं सर्वेऽपि चक्रिरे

Transliteration

brāhmaṇairbrahmaṇo vākyamaśeṣaṃ samanuṣṭhitam | kṣurakarma tathā kṛtvā snānaṃ sarve'pi cakrire

Translation

برہمنوں نے برہما جی کے حکم کو پوری طرح بجا لایا؛ اور خَصُور کرم (مونڈن) ادا کرکے سب نے مقدس اشنان کیا۔

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः: by the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — agent in passive sense

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Brahmā’

• वाक्यम्: the instruction/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of ‘समनुष्ठितम्’

• अशेषम्: entire; without remainder
• अशेषम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — qualifying ‘वाक्यम्’

• समनुष्ठितम्: was duly performed
• समनुष्ठितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + स्था (धातु) → समनुष्ठित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — passive predicate: ‘was duly carried out’

• क्षुरकर्म: the shaving rite
• क्षुरकर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (क्षुरेण/क्षुरस्य कर्म) i.e., shaving-rite

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having done’

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — object of ‘चक्रिरे’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — subject

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• चक्रिरे: performed
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘they did/performed’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas at a seashore tīrtha complete Brahmā’s command: after kṣura-karma they proceed in orderly fashion to bathe, holding water-vessels and darbha, with a calm ritual atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣura-karma
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-practice integrates inner intent with outer discipline—purificatory rites followed by holy bathing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s sacred bathing place connected to the ocean-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣura-karma (shaving/tonsure as a purification) followed by snāna (ritual bath).