Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततो मांसपरा हृष्टाः पेयं वेश्मसु वृष्णयः । बहु नानाविधं चक्रुर्मांसानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

tato māṃsaparā hṛṣṭāḥ peyaṃ veśmasu vṛṣṇayaḥ | bahu nānāvidhaṃ cakrurmāṃsāni vividhāni ca

Translation

Rồi các Vṛṣṇi, hân hoan và mải mê với thịt và rượu trong nhà, đã chuẩn bị dồi dào nhiều thứ đồ uống khác nhau cùng các loại thịt muôn dạng.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), काल/अनुक्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb): "thereupon/then"

• māṃsa-parāḥ: intent on meat, meat-devoted
• māṃsa-parāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विषय-तत्पुरुष): māṃse parāḥ = devoted to meat

• hṛṣṭāḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √hṛṣ (हृष्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle): "delighted"

• peyam: drink, beverage
• peyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: peya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pā (पा) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त: "drinkable thing"

• veśmasu: in the houses
• veśmasu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• vṛṣṇayaḥ: the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• bahu: much, a lot
• bahu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially): "much/a lot"

• nānā-vidham: of many kinds
• nānā-vidham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: "of various kinds"

• cakruḥ: they made, they prepared
• cakruḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• māṃsāni: meats
• māṃsāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; māṃsāni इति विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual deduction within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (as intended destination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside opulent homes, the Vṛṣṇis rejoice, focusing on meat and drink, preparing abundant beverages and various meats—festive yet ominous.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative contrasts outward pilgrimage with inner discipline, hinting that uncontrolled indulgence can accompany—and undermine—sacred intentions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider context is the glorification of Prabhāsakṣetra, even as the story depicts the travellers’ preparations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; it describes domestic preparations and consumption.