Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

वेदोपनिषदश्छन्दो मीमांसारण्यकं तथा । स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ रहस्यानि तथैव च

Transliteration

vedopaniṣadaśchando mīmāṃsāraṇyakaṃ tathā | svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau rahasyāni tathaiva ca

Translation

وہاں ویدوں کی اُپنشدیں، ویدی چھند، میمانسا اور آرانیک بھی موجود تھے؛ نیز ‘سواہا’ اور ‘وشٹ’ کے مقدس اُچار، اور اسی طرح باطنی و رازدارانہ تعلیمات بھی۔

Word by Word

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• उपनिषदः: Upaniṣads
• उपनिषदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (क्विप्-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• छन्दः: meter/Chandas
• छन्दः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• मीमांसा: Mīmāṃsā
• मीमांसा: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीमांसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Feminine stem)

• आरण्यकम्: Āraṇyaka
• आरण्यकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरण्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• स्वाहा: svāhā (ritual call)
• स्वाहा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मन्त्र-उच्चारणात्मक अव्यय (ritual exclamation)

• कार: utterance/sound-form
• कार: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• वषट्: vaṣaṭ (ritual call)
• वषट्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वषट् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यज्ञीय-उच्चारणात्मक अव्यय (ritual exclamation)

• कारौ: the two utterances/forms
• कारौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन (Masculine, Nom./Acc., Dual)

• रहस्यानि: secrets/esoteric teachings
• रहस्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic assembly at Prabhāsa where Vedic limbs appear as personified presences—Upaniṣads as sages, Chandas as radiant meters, Mīmāṃsā as a seated śāstra-devī, Āraṇyakas as forest-seers; ‘svāhā’ and ‘vaṣaṭ’ as flaming syllables hovering over a yajña-kunda.

Characters & Entities

• Upaniṣad
• Chandas
• Mīmāṃsā
• Āraṇyaka
• Svāhā
• Vaṣaṭ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At Prabhāsa, both ritual (svāhā/vaṣaṭ, Mīmāṃsā) and inner wisdom (Upaniṣadic rahasya) are unified—Dharma is complete in outer and inner forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised as the abode of Vedic learning, mantra, and esoteric insight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references yajña-utterances ‘svāhā’ and ‘vaṣaṭ’, indicating the Vedic sacrificial framework, but does not prescribe a specific rite.