Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

रैभ्योऽथ जैमिनिः क्रौंचो नारदः पर्वतः शिलः । मार्कंडं पुरतः कृत्वा जग्मुस्तस्य समीपतः

Transliteration

raibhyo'tha jaiminiḥ krauṃco nāradaḥ parvataḥ śilaḥ | mārkaṃḍaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā jagmustasya samīpataḥ

Translation

继而，赖毗耶（Raibhya）、阇弥尼（Jaimini）、鸠阑遮（Krauñca）、那罗陀（Nārada）、帕尔瓦塔（Parvata）与尸罗（Śila）——推举摩尔迦ṇḍa（Mārkaṇḍa）在前——前往并近前拜见他。

Word by Word

• रैभ्यः: Raibhya
• रैभ्यः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• अथ: then, next
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक) — 'then/next'

• जैमिनिः: Jaimini
• जैमिनिः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• क्रौञ्चः: Krauñca
• क्रौञ्चः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• पर्वतः: Parvata
• पर्वतः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• शिलः: Śila
• शिलः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• मार्कण्डम्: Mārkaṇḍa
• मार्कण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (नाम)

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/पूर्वस्थ-भाव) — 'in front'

• कृत्वा: having placed (made)
• कृत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — 'having made/placing'

• जग्मुः: they went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — 'they went'

• तस्य: of him, his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• समीपतः: near (to the vicinity)
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपादान/देशवाचक-निपात) — 'near, to the vicinity'

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, contextually in Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified procession of sages—Nārada with vīṇā, Parvata beside him—placing Mārkaṇḍeya at the front as they approach the royal figure near the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Raibhya
• Jaimini
• Krauñca
• Nārada
• Parvata
• Śila
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy narratives are transmitted through reverent approach to realized sages, placing dharma and spiritual authority at the forefront.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa region), introduced through a sage-led narrative sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets the scene for a dharmic inquiry.