Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

श्रद्धया च सभार्येण जागरं च शिवाग्रतः । कृतं त्वया महाराज भार्यया शिवमंदिरे

Transliteration

śraddhayā ca sabhāryeṇa jāgaraṃ ca śivāgrataḥ | kṛtaṃ tvayā mahārāja bhāryayā śivamaṃdire

Translation

In gläubiger Hingabe hast du zusammen mit deiner Gattin vor Śiva Nachtwache gehalten; und, o großer König, dies wurde von dir und deiner Frau im Śiva-Tempel vollbracht.

Word by Word

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental = with faith

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• सभार्येण: together with (your) wife
• सभार्येण: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (भार्यया सह) = ‘together with (his) wife’

• जागरम्: vigil
• जागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘night-vigil’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• शिवाग्रतः: before Śiva
• शिवाग्रतः: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव + अग्रतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः (शिवस्य अग्रतः) = indeclinable adverbial; ‘in front of Śiva’

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done/performed’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental agent in passive

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् राजा)

• भार्यया: by (your) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental = by/with wife

• शिवमन्दिरे: in Śiva’s temple
• शिवमन्दिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य मन्दिरम्) = ‘in Śiva’s temple’

Speaker

Deductive (narrator addressing a king: mahārāja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night scene inside a Śiva temple: the royal couple sits near the liṅga, lamps burning steadily, attendants quiet; the couple keeps vigil with folded hands and focused gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva-mandira (Śiva temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful vigilance and temple devotion—shared with one’s spouse—become powerful forms of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva temple within the Arbuda sacred region (Arbuda Khaṇḍa setting).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) performed before Śiva in a Śiva-mandira.