Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अचलेश्वरयात्रायां सुभक्त्या भाविता नृप । अथ ते मुनयः सर्वे प्रोचुर्देवं पितामहम्

Transliteration

acaleśvarayātrāyāṃ subhaktyā bhāvitā nṛpa | atha te munayaḥ sarve procurdevaṃ pitāmaham

Translation

أيها الملك، وقد ألهبتهم عبادةٌ خالصة في رحلة الحجّ إلى أتشاليشفارا (Acaleśvara)، توجّه أولئك الحكماء جميعًا عندئذٍ بالكلام إلى بيتامها الإلهي (براهما).

Word by Word

• अचलेश्वरयात्रायाम्: in the pilgrimage of Acaleśvara
• अचलेश्वरयात्रायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अचलेश्वरस्य यात्रा)

• सुभक्त्या: with great devotion
• सुभक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भाविताः: were inspired/imbued
• भाविताः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर्य/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

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

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् मुनयः

• प्रोचुः: said; addressed
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पितामहम्: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देवम् इति समानाधिकरण (appositive)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Acaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Acaleśvara shrine precinct, a king listens as assembled sages—faces bright with devotion—turn toward Brahmā (Pitāmaha) to begin their petition.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Acaleśvara
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Munayaḥ
• Nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti transforms pilgrimage into living revelation, moving seekers to inquiry and sacred dialogue with the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Acaleśvara (as a yātrā destination) within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participation in Acaleśvara-yātrā with devoted intent (subhakti), implying worship and disciplined travel.