Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाऽथ भगवाञ्जगामादर्शनं ततः । सिद्धाश्चैव तदाऽगत्य पूजयंति महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā'tha bhagavāñjagāmādarśanaṃ tataḥ | siddhāścaiva tadā'gatya pūjayaṃti maheśvaram

Translation

Having spoken thus, the Blessed Lord then vanished from sight. Thereupon the Siddhas came again and worshipped Maheśvara.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb): thus

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund): having said

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): then/now

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• adarśanam: invisibility, out of sight
• adarśanam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (darśana-abhāvaḥ)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): thereafter/from there

• siddhāḥ: the Siddhas
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle of emphasis): indeed/just

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time): then

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त (gerund): having come

• pūjayanti: worship
• pūjayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara/Maheśvara at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Internal audience of the frame-story (not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, after speaking, dissolves into light and vanishes; immediately, luminous siddhas descend/arrive and perform worship at the Maheśvara shrine—smoke of incense, ringing bells, celestial calm.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śiva)
• Siddhas
• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when the Lord is unseen, the proper response is continued worship—devotion persists beyond visions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddheśvara/Maheśvara worship-site in Prabhāsa Kṣetra where Siddhas maintain reverence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing pūjā of Maheśvara is exemplified by the Siddhas after Śiva’s disappearance.