Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं निमन्त्र्य ते सर्वे ऋषयस्तपसोज्ज्वलाः । गतास्ते ब्रह्मलोकं तु द्रष्टुं देवं पितामहम् । तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ nimantrya te sarve ṛṣayastapasojjvalāḥ | gatāste brahmalokaṃ tu draṣṭuṃ devaṃ pitāmaham | tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotrairbrahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam

Translation

اِیشور نے فرمایا: یوں باہم مشورہ کر کے وہ سب رِشی، جو تپسیا کے نور سے دمک رہے تھے، دیو پِتامہہ کے درشن کے لیے برہملوک گئے۔ وہاں انہوں نے کمل سے پیدا ہونے والے برہما کی طرح طرح کے ستوتر سے ستوتی کی۔

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्तृ (speaker)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• nimantrya: having invited
• nimantrya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-mantr (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having invited/summoned)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (te/ṛṣayaḥ)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद

• tapasā-ujjvalāḥ: radiant with austerity
• tapasā-ujjvalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental relation: 'bright with austerity'); विशेषण (ṛṣayaḥ)

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मुख्यक्रियासमान (they went)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्तृनिर्देश

• brahma-lokam: to Brahmā’s world
• brahma-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म/गन्तव्य (destination)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन (purpose)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• pitāmaham: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• pitāmaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद; apposition to devam

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: they praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु) (स्तु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vividhaiḥ: with various
• vividhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (stotraiḥ)

• stotraiḥ: hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण (means: by hymns)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• kamala-udbhavam: lotus-born
• kamala-udbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (from/of the lotus); विशेषण (brahmāṇam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates as radiant ascetics ascend to Brahmaloka; they stand before Brahmā seated on a vast lotus, surrounded by subtle light, and begin elaborate hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Ṛṣis
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā
• Pitāmaha
• Kamalodbhava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and devotion culminate in divine audience; praise (stotra) becomes a bridge between seekers and the cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, while this verse highlights Brahmaloka as a celestial locus within the pilgrimage narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) is presented as a devotional act accompanying tapas and sacred seeking.