Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

शनिं स्तुत्वाऽभ्यनुज्ञातो रथमारुह्य वीर्यवान् । स्वस्थानं गतवान्राजा पूज्यमानो दिवौकसैः

Transliteration

śaniṃ stutvā'bhyanujñāto rathamāruhya vīryavān | svasthānaṃ gatavānrājā pūjyamāno divaukasaiḥ

Translation

Nachdem er Śani gepriesen und die Erlaubnis zum Aufbruch empfangen hatte, bestieg der tapfere König seinen Wagen und kehrte in seine eigene Wohnstatt zurück, geehrt von den Bewohnern des Himmels.

Word by Word

• शनिम्: Śani (Saturn)
• शनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having praised)

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: having been granted permission
• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + अनु + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (one who has been permitted)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having mounted)

• वीर्यवान्: valiant/powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वस्थानम्: his own place
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतवान्: went/has gone
• गतवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect participle/क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तरि (one who has gone)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped/honoured
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (Present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दिवौकसैः: by the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator voice within Īśvara’s discourse (Śiva continues speaking)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daśaratha, empowered and serene, mounts his chariot after praising Śani; celestial beings honor him as he departs—an auspicious send-off from the sacred realm to the royal world.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Śanaiścara
• Divaukas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise followed by proper leave-taking (abhyanujñā) completes worship and yields honor and auspicious outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Śani-related devotion is presented as powerful and publicly affirmed by divine witnesses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) and receiving abhyanujñā (formal permission) at the close of worship.