Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ऋषितोयाजले स्नात्वा चण्डीशं यः प्रपूजयेत् । स प्रचण्डो भवेद्भूमौ भुवनानामधीश्वरः

Transliteration

ṛṣitoyājale snātvā caṇḍīśaṃ yaḥ prapūjayet | sa pracaṇḍo bhavedbhūmau bhuvanānāmadhīśvaraḥ

Translation

Whoever bathes in the sacred water known as Ṛṣitoya and then worships Caṇḍīśa with devotion becomes mighty upon the earth, attaining lordship and eminence among beings in the worlds.

Word by Word

• ṛṣi-toya-jale: in the water (pool) of the sages
• ṛṣi-toya-jale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi+toya+jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋषिणा/ऋषिभिः तोयम्; तस्य जलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: स्ना (to bathe)

• caṇḍīśam: Caṇḍīśa
• caṇḍīśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• prapūjayet: should worship
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: प्र+पूज् (to worship)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• pracaṇḍaḥ: very mighty/fierce
• pracaṇḍaḥ: Karta (Predicate attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of 'सः'

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: भू (to become)

• bhūmau: on earth
• bhūmau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• bhuvanānām: of the worlds
• bhuvanānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• adhīśvaraḥ: overlord
• adhīśvaraḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhi+īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अधि ईश्वरः = overlord); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣitoya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes in the clear Ṛṣitoya waters, then approaches the Caṇḍīśa shrine with folded hands and offerings; a subtle aura of sovereignty surrounds him.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣitoya (sacred water/tīrtha)
• Caṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snān followed by sincere worship of a Śaiva deity is praised as a direct path to strength, status, and auspicious worldly leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred water/tīrtha called Ṛṣitoya within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, associated with worship of Caṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in Ṛṣitoya (snāna) and then perform devoted worship (pūjā) of Caṇḍīśa.