Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तमागतमथो दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय पार्थिवः । पूजां कृत्वा यथान्यायं दत्त्वा चार्घ्यमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tamāgatamatho dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya pārthivaḥ | pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ dattvā cārghyamanuttamam

Translation

Als er ihn kommen sah, erhob sich der König sogleich. Nach der rechten Vorschrift vollzog er die Verehrung und reichte ein vortreffliches Arghya, die ehrende Wassergabe.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; ā-√gam (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• atho: then
• atho: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon); ‘atho’ = atha + u (sandhi)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having seen’

• sahasā: quickly
• sahasā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/quickly)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: utthāya (कृदन्त; ut-√sthā (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having risen’

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pūjām: worship, honoring
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛtvā (कृदन्त; √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having done’

• yathā-nyāyam: as is proper
• yathā-nyāyam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘according to rule/propriety’

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dattvā (कृदन्त; √dā (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having given’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• arghyam: arghya-offering (water of respect)
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king rises swiftly from his throne as a revered sage arrives; attendants bring a golden arghya-vessel; the king performs formal worship with folded hands in a sacred hall near the Prabhāsa tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Bṛhadratha
• Kaṇva Ṛṣi
• arghya
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring realized beings with humility and correct worship is itself dharma and a source of merit that supports tīrtha-oriented traditions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative framework; the tīrtha focus is contextual rather than explicit here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rising to greet a guest, performing pūjā according to rule, and offering arghya (honor-water) are explicitly described.