Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

पूज्योऽयं हरवत्सर्वैश्चित्रगुप्तयमादिभिः । इंद्रो गजं समारुह्य महिषेण यमो यतः

Transliteration

pūjyo'yaṃ haravatsarvaiścitraguptayamādibhiḥ | iṃdro gajaṃ samāruhya mahiṣeṇa yamo yataḥ

Translation

„Dieser ist von allen wie Hari zu verehren — von Citragupta, Yama und den übrigen.“ Darum bestieg Indra seinen Elefanten, während Yama auf seinem Büffel aufbrach.

Word by Word

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• haravat: like Hara (Śiva)
• haravat: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haravat (प्रातिपदिक; hara + vat)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like adverbial use); उपमानार्थे (in the sense of comparison)

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारक-प्रयोग (instrumental/agentive)

• citragupta-yama-ādibhiḥ: by (those) beginning with Citragupta and Yama
• citragupta-yama-ādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citragupta (प्रातिपदिक) + yama (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘…आदिभिः’ = ‘with/including …’ (सहकारक/करण)

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• gajam: an elephant
• gajam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samāruhya: having mounted
• samāruhya: Kriyā (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-ruh (धातु √ruh रुह्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय-प्रयोग; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• mahiṣeṇa: by/with a buffalo (as mount)
• mahiṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; वाहन/करणार्थे (as mount/instrument)

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yataḥ: from where / therefore
• yataḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/हेतुवाचक (relative/causal: ‘from where/wherefore’)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (merit-source)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial convergence: Indra on Airāvata and Yama on his buffalo approach to honor the arriving devotee; Citragupta and attendants stand ready; the devotee’s vimāna glows above.

Characters & Entities

• Citragupta
• Yama
• Indra
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Elephant (Airāvata implied)
• Buffalo (Yama’s mount)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fruits of devotion command respect even from Yama and Citragupta; dharma elevates a person to godlike honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the Indreśvara/Citraguptēśvara narrative in Vastrāpathakṣetra rather than describing a separate tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes divine response and honor rather than a human ritual act.