Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

पुनः स्नात्वा प्रभाते तु कर्त्तव्यं शिवपूजनम् । पूजनीयाश्च यतयो भोजनाच्छादनादिभिः

Transliteration

punaḥ snātvā prabhāte tu karttavyaṃ śivapūjanam | pūjanīyāśca yatayo bhojanācchādanādibhiḥ

Translation

Dann soll man, nach erneutem Bad im Morgengrauen, die Verehrung Śivas vollziehen. Auch die Asketen sind zu ehren — mit Speise, Kleidung und weiteren Gaben.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the morning)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• कर्तव्यम्: should be performed
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• शिव-पूजनम्: worship of Śiva
• शिव-पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पूजनीयाः: should be honored
• पूजनीयाः: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनीयर्-कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (worthy to be worshipped)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• यतयः: ascetics
• यतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• भोजन-आच्छादन-आदिभिः: with food, clothing, and the like
• भोजन-आच्छादन-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक) + आच्छादन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (with food, clothing, etc.)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, pilgrims bathe in sacred waters, then proceed to a Śiva shrine for pūjā; afterward, ascetics are seated and honored with meals and folded cloths.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Yati (ascetics)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion culminates in purity (snāna), worship (pūjā), and compassionate honoring of renunciants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, where Śivarātri rites are taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe at dawn, worship Śiva, and honor ascetics with food, clothing, and related gifts.