Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एवं संभृतसंभारः पुष्पादिप्रगुणीकृतः । तत आवाहयेद्भानुं स्थापयेत्कर्णिकोपरि

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāraḥ puṣpādipraguṇīkṛtaḥ | tata āvāhayedbhānuṃ sthāpayetkarṇikopari

Translation

Nachdem man so die erforderlichen Dinge zusammengetragen und Blumen und dergleichen gebührend hergerichtet hat, soll man dann Bhānu (die Sonne) anrufen und ihn auf dem mittleren Sockel (karṇikā) einsetzen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• संभृत-संभारः: having the requisites gathered
• संभृत-संभारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संभृत (कृदन्त; √भृ धातु) + संभार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine nominative singular adjective)

• पुष्प-आदि-प्रगुणीकृतः: made excellent with flowers and the like
• पुष्प-आदि-प्रगुणीकृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रगुणीकृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः (tatpuruṣa: 'made excellent with flowers etc.')

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (indeclinable adverb: then/thereafter)

• आवाहयेत्: should invoke, should call (to come)
• आवाहयेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वह् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• भानुम्: the Sun (Bhānu)
• भानुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• स्थापयेत्: should place, should install
• स्थापयेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• कर्णिका-उपरि: upon the pericarp/central part (of the lotus/diagram)
• कर्णिका-उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरि (अव्यय, स्थानवाचक); कर्णिका- (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative relation implied: 'on the karṇikā')

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhānu-āvāhana and sthāpana)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yashasvinī (illustrious interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual altar with a lotus-like central pedestal (karṇikā) on a maṇḍala; offerings arranged symmetrically; the worshipper invokes Bhānu, visualized as a radiant deity descending into the altar space.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu (Sūrya)
• Karṇikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence is expressed through orderly preparation and formal invocation, turning devotion into disciplined worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship method is taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, aligning Sūryapūjā with Prabhāsa’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare offerings, perform āvāhana (invocation) of Sūrya, and install the deity on the central seat (karṇikā).