Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

राजोपचारयोगेन श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । पंचामृतेन संस्नाप्य सद्योजातेन पूजयेत्

Transliteration

rājopacārayogena śraddhāpūtena cetasā | paṃcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya sadyojātena pūjayet

Translation

Mit königlichen Gaben und mit durch Glauben geläutertem Geist soll man, nachdem man (den Liṅga) mit Pañcāmṛta gebadet hat, mit dem Sadyojāta-Mantra/Hymnus verehren.

Word by Word

• राजोपचारयोगेन: with the method of royal offerings
• राजोपचारयोगेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + उपचार + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (राज-उपचारस्य योगः/योगेन); पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• श्रद्धापूतेन: purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + पूत (पू धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘श्रद्धया पूतः’); पुंलिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (cetasā इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• चेतसा: with mind
• चेतसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पञ्चामृतेन: with pañcāmṛta (five nectars)
• पञ्चामृतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (‘पञ्च अमृतानि’); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (him)
• संस्नाप्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prerequisite action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सन् + स्ना (धातु) + ल्यप् → संस्नाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund)

• सद्योजातेन: with (the mantra) Sadyojāta
• सद्योजातेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्यः + जात (जन् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (‘सद्यः जातः’); नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (मन्त्र/नामरूपेण)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha/Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (assembly of ṛṣis, e.g., Śaunaka and others)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs pañcāmṛta-abhiṣeka to a black stone liṅga at Prabhāsa, surrounded by royal-style offerings—lamps, incense, cloth, flowers—while a priest recites Sadyojāta; the sea-breeze and coastal temple ambience are implied.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūteśvara
• Pañcāmṛta
• Sadyojāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes potent when joined with śraddhā (faith), purity of mind, and scripturally guided worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhūteśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, approached through formal Śaiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka and worship using the Sadyojāta mantra, with rājopacāra-style offerings.