Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रातः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत विधिवत्पूजयेच्छिवम् । रुद्रलोके वसेद्देवि वर्षाणामयुतत्रयम्

Transliteration

prātaḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta vidhivatpūjayecchivam | rudraloke vaseddevi varṣāṇāmayutatrayam

Translation

في الصباح ينبغي أداء شْرَادْدْهَا على الوجه الشرعي، ثم عبادة شِيفا وفق الطقس الصحيح. يا دِيفِي، عندئذٍ يسكن المرء في عالم رودرا ثلاثين ألف سنة.

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: in the morning)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• vidhivat: properly; as prescribed
• vidhivat: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: according to rule)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• rudraloke: in Rudra's world
• rudraloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra-loka (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• vaset: would dwell
• vaset: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• varṣāṇām: of years
• varṣāṇām: Sambandha (Measure/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• ayutatrayam: three ayutas (thirty thousand)
• ayutatrayam: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta-traya (प्रातिपदिक; अयुत + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced; the dialogue address 'devi' aligns with 'īśvara uvāca' nearby)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trinetreśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn after vigil, a devotee performs śrāddha: darbha grass, water libations, piṇḍa offerings; then turns to a Śiva-liṅga with flowers, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; a subtle vision of Rudraloka (radiant Śiva realm) appears above.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Rudraloka
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by honoring ancestors (śrāddha) and worshiping Śiva with correct procedure, yielding exalted post-mortem merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred geography, within the Trinetreśvara-focused chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform morning śrāddha and worship Śiva vidhivat (according to injunctions); the stated fruit is dwelling in Rudraloka for 30,000 years.