Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कोऽन्यो देवान्महादेवाद्गंगाक्षालितशेखरात् । समर्थ ईदृशं कर्त्तुमस्मिन्यज्ञे विशेषतः

Transliteration

ko'nyo devānmahādevādgaṃgākṣālitaśekharāt | samartha īdṛśaṃ karttumasminyajñe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Trong hàng chư thiên, ngoài Mahādeva—đấng có đỉnh đầu được dòng Gaṅgā tẩy tịnh—còn ai có thể làm được điều như thế, nhất là trong lễ tế này?

Word by Word

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; interrogative pronoun

• अन्यः: other
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• देवान्: than the gods
• देवान्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन — masculine ablative plural

• महादेवात्: than Mahādeva
• महादेवात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — masculine ablative singular; कर्मधारय ‘the great god’

• गंगाक्षालितशेखरात्: than the one whose crest is washed by the Ganges
• गंगाक्षालितशेखरात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā-kṣālita-śekhara (प्रातिपदिक; गङ्गा + क्षालित + शेखर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — masculine ablative singular; तत्पुरुष (गङ्गया क्षालितः शेखरः यस्य) ‘whose crest is washed by Gaṅgā’

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• ईदृशम्: such (a thing)
• ईदृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• कर्त्तुम्: to do
• कर्त्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive) — infinitive ‘to do’

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — neuter locative singular; demonstrative pronoun

• यज्ञे: sacrifice, rite
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — masculine locative singular

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक — indeclinable adverb ‘especially’

Speaker

Munis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacrificial arena in Prabhāsa: sages and devas look toward the unseen presence of Mahādeva, extolling him as the only one capable; Śiva is implied with Gaṅgā on his matted crest, moon, and ash-smeared radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is acknowledged as uniquely sovereign; divine supremacy is recognized through awe and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the sages’ recognition of Mahādeva becomes part of the site’s praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The yajña context is explicit; the verse emphasizes Śiva’s special lordship over sacrificial sanctity.