Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यज्ञभागान्स्वयं सर्वे बुभुजुस्ते च दानवाः । तपोऽर्थे च ततो देवा गताः सर्वेऽर्बुदाचलम्

Transliteration

yajñabhāgānsvayaṃ sarve bubhujuste ca dānavāḥ | tapo'rthe ca tato devā gatāḥ sarve'rbudācalam

Translation

那些达那婆（dānava）亲自吞享了祭祀中所分配的一切供分。于是诸天以苦行为归依，尽皆前往阿尔布达山。

Word by Word

• yajña-bhāgān: shares of the sacrifice
• yajña-bhāgān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भागाः)

• svayam: themselves
• svayam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्वयम् = आत्मना/oneself)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bubhujuḥ: enjoyed/partook
• bubhujuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• dānavāḥ: the Dānavas
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tapaḥ-arthe: for the purpose of austerity
• tapaḥ-arthe: Prayojana/Hetu (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः अर्थे = for the sake of austerity)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/देश-निर्देशक अव्यय)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• gatāḥ: went
• gatāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विधेय

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• arbuda-acalam: to Mount Arbuda
• arbuda-acalam: Karma (Goal/Object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अर्बुदः अचलः)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala / Arbuda-parvata

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dānavas seize yajña offerings at blazing altars; the devas, deprived, turn away and journey toward Arbuda’s forested heights, beginning austerities amid peaks and sacred groves.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Yajña
• Devas
• Arbuda-acala (Mount Arbuda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rightful worship is obstructed, the dharmic remedy is tapas and turning toward a consecrated landscape where divine aid is accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-acala (Mount Arbuda), approached by the gods as a powerful place for tapas and divine assistance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is indicated as the gods’ chosen practice; it implies vows, restraint, and sustained worship at Arbuda.