Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अर्हणार्थं भगवतः शीघ्रमर्घ्यं प्रकल्प्यताम् । आयुधं लोकनाथस्य द्विजाः शीघ्रं प्रसाद्यताम्

Transliteration

arhaṇārthaṃ bhagavataḥ śīghramarghyaṃ prakalpyatām | āyudhaṃ lokanāthasya dvijāḥ śīghraṃ prasādyatām

Translation

„Bereitet rasch die Arghya-Darbringung, um den Herrn zu ehren. Und ihr Zweimalgeborenen, besänftigt schnell die Waffe des Weltenherrn.“

Word by Word

• अर्हणार्थम्: for the purpose of honouring
• अर्हणार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arhaṇa + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष (अर्हणाय अर्थः) ‘for the purpose of worship/honour’

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• अर्घ्यम्: offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रकल्प्यताम्: let (it) be prepared
• प्रकल्प्यताम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kalp (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative): ‘let it be prepared’

• आयुधम्: weapon
• आयुधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकनाथस्य: of the Lord of the worlds
• लोकनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानां नाथः)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रसाद्यताम्: let (it) be propitiated/pleased
• प्रसाद्यताम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative): ‘let it be propitiated/pleased’

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī Vāk (bodiless divine voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇa-sages in Dvārakā hasten to arrange an arghya vessel and ritual items; beside them the radiant Sudarśana is invoked as the Lord’s weapon, glowing like a wheel of fire.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Lokanātha
• Āyudha (Sudarśana implied)
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the divine draws near, dharma responds through worship—honoring the Lord and His protecting power with proper offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is implied as the ritual setting where arghya and reverence to the Lord’s śakti (weapon) are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation of arghya (honor-offering) for Bhagavān and propitiation (prasādana) of the Lord’s weapon (Sudarśana implied).