Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

हस्तिवक्त्रः श्वानवक्त्रो बिडालवदनस्तथा । सिंहव्याघ्रमुखाश्चान्ये वीरभद्रादयस्तथा

Transliteration

hastivaktraḥ śvānavaktro biḍālavadanastathā | siṃhavyāghramukhāścānye vīrabhadrādayastathā

Translation

کچھ کے چہرے ہاتھی جیسے تھے، کچھ کے کتے جیسے؛ اور کچھ کے چہرے بلی کی مانند تھے۔ کچھ اور شیر اور ببر کے چہرے والے تھے—اور ویربھدر وغیرہ بھی۔

Word by Word

• हस्तिवक्त्रः: Hastivaktra
• हस्तिवक्त्रः: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ति + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—हस्तिवक्त्रं यस्य (elephant-faced)

• श्वानवक्त्रः: Śvānavaktra
• श्वानवक्त्रः: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वान + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—श्वानवक्त्रं यस्य (dog-faced)

• बिडालवदनः: Biḍālavādana
• बिडालवदनः: Karta (Name in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिडाल + वदन (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—बिडालवदनं यस्य (cat-faced)

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

• सिंहव्याघ्रमुखाः: those with lion/tiger faces
• सिंहव्याघ्रमुखाः: Karta (Names in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + व्याघ्र + मुख (प्रातिपदिकाः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—सिंहव्याघ्रमुखं येषाम् (lion-and-tiger-faced)

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• वीरभद्रादयः: Vīrabhadra and others
• वीरभद्रादयः: Karta (Names in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—वीरभद्रः आदिः येषाम् (beginning with Vīrabhadra)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devēśī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense assembly of gaṇas with elephant-, dog-, cat-, lion-, and tiger-faces; Vīrabhadra stands among them as a commanding fierce figure, suggesting readiness to defend the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s sanctity is upheld by awe-inspiring forms of Śiva’s attendants, emphasizing the majesty and protective power of dharma in sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as a realm guarded by formidable Śaiva hosts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it continues the description of the Gaṇas’ forms.