Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

आराधनविधिं तस्य भास्करस्य महात्मनः । कथयामि महादेवि वेदोक्तैर्मंत्रविस्तरैः । तं शृणुष्व वरारोहे सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

ārādhanavidhiṃ tasya bhāskarasya mahātmanaḥ | kathayāmi mahādevi vedoktairmaṃtravistaraiḥ | taṃ śṛṇuṣva varārohe sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

سأبيّن، يا مهاديڤي (Mahādevī)، طريقة استرضاء بهاسكارا (Bhāskara) العظيم الروح، بمانتراتٍ مطوّلة كما وردت في الفيدا. فاسمعي يا سيدتي النبيلة—فإنها مُهلكةٌ لكلّ الخطايا.

Word by Word

• आराधनविधिम्: the method of worship
• आराधनविधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him/of that (deity)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भास्करस्य: of Bhāskara (Sun)
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथयामि: I describe
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिजन्त)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेदोक्तैः: with those prescribed in the Veda
• वेदोक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मंत्रविस्तरैः: with detailed mantras
• मंत्रविस्तरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तम्: that (procedure)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• वरारोहे: O fair-limbed one
• वरारोहे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः ‘श्रेष्ठ-आरोहण-युक्ता’ (one of excellent ascent/figure)

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तं (procedure)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator addressing Mahādevī: palm-leaf manuscripts open, mantra syllables visualized as radiant letters flowing toward a Sūrya icon; the atmosphere is initiatory and purificatory.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Veda
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic-aligned worship (ārādhana) of Sūrya, learned and practiced correctly, is portrayed as powerfully purifying and sin-destroying.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala in Prabhāsakṣetra is the contextual setting where Bhāskara’s worship-method is being taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A Veda-grounded, mantra-detailed procedure for Bhāskara’s worship is promised; the verse emphasizes śravaṇa and mantra-vistara.