Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

आयुधानि विमुच्याग्रे भवान्गृह्णात्विमानि हि । तन्निशम्य वचः प्राह दधीचिः पाकशासनम्

Transliteration

āyudhāni vimucyāgre bhavāngṛhṇātvimāni hi | tanniśamya vacaḥ prāha dadhīciḥ pākaśāsanam

Translation

“Xin trước hết hãy đặt vũ khí xuống, rồi nhận lấy những vật này.” Nghe lời ấy, Dadhīci liền đáp lại Pākaśāsana (Đế Thích).

Word by Word

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• विमुच्य: having released/laid aside
• विमुच्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; honorific pronoun)

• गृह्णातु: let (him) take / please take
• गृह्णातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Imperative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural; demonstrative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/indeed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; 'that' i.e., that speech)

• निशम्य: having heard/considered
• निशम्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√शम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• दधीचिः: Dadhīci
• दधीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• पाकशासनम्: Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• पाकशासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक + शासन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra requests that the sage accept the devas’ weapons after they set them aside; the sage Dadhīci, calm and radiant, prepares to respond, embodying ascetic authority over martial might.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• Āyudha (weapons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power is to be restrained and placed under dharma; even divine weaponry is handled through disciplined, rule-bound conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharmic acts gain heightened sanctity in the Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A conduct-rule is implied: weapons should be set aside before receiving/entrusting sacred items, reflecting purity and restraint.