Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तस्यां तु सर्वथा राजन्यात्रां तस्य समाचरेत् । केदारस्य महाराज प्रकुर्यात्पूजनं नृप

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tu sarvathā rājanyātrāṃ tasya samācaret | kedārasya mahārāja prakuryātpūjanaṃ nṛpa

Translation

في ذلك اليوم (شيفاراتري)، أيها الملك، ينبغي حتمًا أن يقوم المرء باليَاترا، رحلة الحجّ؛ وأيها الملك العظيم، عليك أن تُقيم عبادة كيدارا، يا صاحب السلطان.

Word by Word

• tasyām: on that (day/night)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis/contrast)

• sarvathā: in every way, certainly
• sarvathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (सर्वथा)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• yātrām: pilgrimage, journey (rite)
• yātrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (यात्रा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasya: of that (Kedāra/that place)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samācaret: should perform/practise
• samācaret: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (सम्+आ+चर्-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kedārasya: of Kedāra
• kedārasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (केदार-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• prakuryāt: should do/perform
• prakuryāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (प्र+कृ-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pūjanam: worship
• pūjanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (पूजन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāra-tīrtha/shrine in Arbuda context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa/mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king receives instruction to undertake a Śivarātri pilgrimage and to worship Kedāra; the shrine is shown with a liṅga, lamps, bilva leaves, and pilgrims arriving in procession.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Kedāra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text unites sacred time and sacred place: Śivarātri is best honored through yātrā and devoted worship of Śiva at Kedāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha is explicitly recommended for worship and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform yātrā (pilgrimage) and carry out Kedāra-pūjā specifically on Śivarātri.