Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा पूजयेद्यः शूलिनं स्वामिपूजितम् । स मुक्तः पातकैः सर्वैर्गच्छेत्स्वामिपुरं महत्

Transliteration

tatra snātvā pūjayedyaḥ śūlinaṃ svāmipūjitam | sa muktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvairgacchetsvāmipuraṃ mahat

Translation

Whoever bathes there and worships the Trident-bearing Lord (Śiva), worshipped even by Svāmī, is freed from all sins and goes to Svāmī’s great city, the Lord’s supreme abode.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

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

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• शूलिनम्: Śūlin (Śiva)
• शूलिनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• स्वामिपूजितम्: worshipped by the Lord
• स्वामिपूजितम्: Visheshana (Adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वामि-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (यहाँ शूलिनम् इति पुंलिङ्ग-द्वितीया-एकवचनानुगुणं), द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वामिना पूजितम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘सः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘पातकैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्वामिपुरम्: the Lord’s city
• स्वामिपुरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि-पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वामिनः पुरम्)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘स्वामिपुरम्’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara-kūpa (before Kumāreśvara)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhāmini (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe at the stone well before the shrine, then proceed with offerings to the trident-bearing Śiva-liṅga; a luminous path or celestial gateway symbolizes ‘Svāmipura’ as the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Kumāreśvara
• Sacred well/tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna joined with Śiva-pūjā is presented as a complete purifier that culminates in attaining the Lord’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing spot/well before Kumāreśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at the site followed by pūjā of Śiva (Śūlin).