Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

चित्रं देवानामुदेति भद्रां देवो सदार्चयेत् । विभूतिमर्च्चयेन्नित्यं येना पावक चक्षसा

Transliteration

citraṃ devānāmudeti bhadrāṃ devo sadārcayet | vibhūtimarccayennityaṃ yenā pāvaka cakṣasā

Translation

وبالمانترا التي تبتدئ «citraṃ devānām udeti…» ينبغي للمتعبّد أن يكرّم دائمًا القوّة المباركة. وبالمانترا التي تبتدئ «yena pāvaka-cakṣasā…» يعبد فيبهوُتي (Vibhūti) كلَّ يوم.

Word by Word

• चित्रम्: a wonder; a marvel
• चित्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• उदेति: arises; appears
• उदेति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भद्राम्: Bhadrā (a goddess/auspicious one)
• भद्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• देवः: the worshipper (lit. the god/devotee)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विभूतिम्: Vibhūti (sacred ash/power)
• विभूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: daily; constantly
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• पावक: fiery; of Agni
• पावक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• चक्षसा: with the eye; by vision
• चक्षसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed implicitly through the sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant dawn scene: the sun rises with ‘citra’ (variegated) divine colors; the devotee applies vibhūti on forehead and offers flowers at a small shrine, suggesting both solar and śaiva resonance within Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Vibhūti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular worship trains one to perceive the divine radiance behind the visible rising of light.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where prescribed mantra-worship is presented as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Always worship using “citraṃ devānām udeti…” and daily worship with “yena pāvaka-cakṣasā…”.