Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

आराधितो मया पूर्वं तुष्टो मेऽद्य सुरेश्वरः । वह्निना वेष्टिता साहमेकपादेन संस्थिता

Transliteration

ārādhito mayā pūrvaṃ tuṣṭo me'dya sureśvaraḥ | vahninā veṣṭitā sāhamekapādena saṃsthitā

Translation

Einst verehrte ich Ihn in Bhakti, und heute ist der Herr der Götter mit mir zufrieden. Vom Feuer umringt stand ich standhaft auf einem einzigen Fuß, in Askese (tapas).

Word by Word

• आराधितः: was worshipped
• आराधितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + आराधित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सुरेश्वरः इत्यस्य विधेय

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• तुष्टः: is pleased
• तुष्टः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सुरेश्वरः इत्यस्य विधेय

• मे: with me / for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सुरेश्वरः: Lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सुराणाम् ईश्वरः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वह्निना: by fire
• वह्निना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वेष्टिता: wrapped, surrounded
• वेष्टिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु) + वेष्टित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अहम् (स्त्री-वक्ता) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सा: that (woman), she (i.e., I)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम (emphatic ‘that I’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एक-पादेन: with one foot
• एक-पादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारयार्थे/संख्यापूर्वपद): ‘एकः पादः’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संस्थिता: stood, remained
• संस्थिता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अस्ति’ इति लुप्त-क्रिया

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An ascetic stands on one foot within a ring of flames, body steady, eyes focused; above, a divine presence (Sura-īśvara) bestows approval; the scene balances intensity (fire) with inner calm.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Sureśvara (Śiva/Divine Lord)
• Agni (fire, as tapas imagery)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast austerity and sincere worship culminate in divine approval; discipline (tapas) is validated when it ripens into grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; the tapas is recalled as part of the narrative leading into Prabhāsa’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An austerity model is described (eka-pāda-sthāna, fire-encircled tapas), but it is not framed as a general prescription for all.