Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

ओंकारेण त्रिमात्रेण सार्धेन च विशेषतः । पूज्याः सर्वे न सन्देहो जप्त्वा मां शिरसा सह

Transliteration

oṃkāreṇa trimātreṇa sārdhena ca viśeṣataḥ | pūjyāḥ sarve na sandeho japtvā māṃ śirasā saha

Translation

Besonders durch den dreimorigen Oṃkāra (Praṇava) samt seiner angefügten Form: Wer Mich in Japa rezitiert und es rituell an das Haupt legt, macht alle ehrwürdig—ohne Zweifel.

Word by Word

• ओंकारेण: with/by the Oṃkāra
• ओंकारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्

• त्रिमात्रेण: with the three-mora (form)
• त्रिमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; द्विगुसमासः (three measures/moras)

• सार्धेन: together with (the half/extra)
• सार्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; ‘सहित’अर्थे (together with/including)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (and)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/विशेषवाचक-अव्ययम् (especially)

• पूज्याः: (are) to be worshipped
• पूज्याः: Karya (Obligation/कार्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त; पूज्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; विधेयविशेषणम्: ‘to be worshipped’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √जप् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund): having recited

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• शिरसा: with the head (in reverence)
• शिरसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्ययम् (postposition: with)

Speaker

Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage in Prabhāsa sits facing a liṅga/altar, chanting Oṃ with measured mātrās, then touches the crown of the head in reverent nyāsa; surrounding brāhmaṇas acknowledge him as pūjya.

Characters & Entities

• Oṃkāra (Praṇava)
• Gāyatrī
• Trimātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra practice grounded in praṇava and reverence elevates the practitioner, making them worthy of honor in the dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This instruction appears in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking mantra efficacy to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite Gāyatrī with Oṃkāra (trimātrā praṇava) and perform the recitation with head-reverence (śirasā saha).