Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तेन रत्नेश्वरंनाम सांप्रतं प्रथितं क्षितौ । पंचामृतेन संस्नाप्य पंचरत्नैः प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

tena ratneśvaraṃnāma sāṃprataṃ prathitaṃ kṣitau | paṃcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya paṃcaratnaiḥ prapūjayet

Translation

Therefore it is now renowned on earth by the name Ratneśvara. After bathing it with pañcāmṛta, one should worship it with the five gems.

Word by Word

• tena: therefore; by that
• tena: Karana (Cause/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• ratna-īśvaram: Ratneśvara
• ratna-īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: by name; called
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (Naming particle/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning ‘named’)

• sāṃpratam: now; at present
• sāṃpratam: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• prathitam: renowned
• prathitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathita (कृदन्त; √prath)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• kṣitau: on earth
• kṣitau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• paṃca-amṛtena: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• paṃca-amṛtena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃsnāpya: having bathed (it)
• saṃsnāpya: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• paṃca-ratnaiḥ: with five jewels
• paṃca-ratnaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prapūjayet: should worship
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ratneśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark stone liṅga named Ratneśvara is bathed in pañcāmṛta; attendants hold golden vessels; five gems are arranged on a lotus-plate; lamps and incense glow in a coastal Prabhāsa shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Ratneśvara
• Pañcāmṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred names arise from sacred acts—Ratneśvara’s fame reflects jewel-worship, and devotees mirror it through pure abhiṣeka and worthy offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ratneśvara liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (as identified in Adhyāya 43).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka, then worship Ratneśvara with pañcaratna (five gems).