Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

देवदेवस्य तुष्ट्यर्थं स सदा भावितात्मवान् । समाहूय ऋषींस्तत्र ब्रह्मलोकात्सहस्रशः

Transliteration

devadevasya tuṣṭyarthaṃ sa sadā bhāvitātmavān | samāhūya ṛṣīṃstatra brahmalokātsahasraśaḥ

Translation

Vì muốn làm hài lòng Đấng Thần của chư thần, ông—người luôn tự chế và tu dưỡng tâm linh—đã triệu thỉnh đến đó hàng ngàn ṛṣi từ Brahmaloka.

Word by Word

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; देवाणां देवस्य = of the God of gods

• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (his) satisfaction
• तुष्टि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-द्वितीया (for the sake of satisfaction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• भावित-आत्मवान्: self-controlled, disciplined
• भावित-आत्मवान्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित (भू/भाव् धातु, कृदन्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose self is disciplined/imbued)

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु) → समाहूय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (having summoned)

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• ब्रह्मलोकात्: from Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from Brahmaloka)

• सहस्रशः: by thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्ययप्रत्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (distributive adverb: by thousands/in thousands)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced ongoing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī / Pārvatī (implied by later vocative 'mahādevi')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined yajamāna in Prabhāsa, hands folded in saṅkalpa, while luminous ṛṣis descend in multitudes from Brahmaloka, filling the sky and the sandy coastal sacred plain near Somnātha.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)
• Nārada
• Ṛṣis
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pleasing the Supreme is pursued through disciplined intention and the support of a dharmic community (ṛṣi-satsaṅga).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the gathering-ground for a grand rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Organizing a yajña with qualified ṛṣis/priests—emphasizing proper participation and sacred assembly.