Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अन्यासु पुण्यतिथिषु सम्यग्भावेन भावितः । पूजयेदानुपूर्व्येण रुद्रैकादशकं क्रमात्

Transliteration

anyāsu puṇyatithiṣu samyagbhāvena bhāvitaḥ | pūjayedānupūrvyeṇa rudraikādaśakaṃ kramāt

Translation

On other holy dates as well, filled with the right inner disposition, one should worship the set of Eleven Rudras in due order, step by step.

Word by Word

• अन्यासु: in other
• अन्यासु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (in other ...)

• पुण्यतिथिषु: on auspicious lunar days
• पुण्यतिथिषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (पुण्याः तिथयः)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly)

• भावेन: with devotion/feeling
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• भावितः: imbued (with devotion)
• भावितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) → भावित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (one who is imbued/filled)

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

• आनुपूर्व्येण: in proper order
• आनुपूर्व्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनुपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in due sequence)

• रुद्रैकादशकम्: the set of eleven Rudras
• रुद्रैकादशकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-एकादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्राणाम् एकादशकम् = group of eleven Rudras)

• क्रमात्: sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in sequence)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-priest at Prabhāsa performs sequential worship to eleven Rudra-forms: eleven small liṅgas or eleven icon-panels arranged in a row, each receiving water, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; the sea-breeze and conch-sound frame the coastal kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇya-tithis
• Ekādaśa Rudras
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External pilgrimage gains its full power when joined to correct inner bhāva and orderly, dharma-guided practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Ekādaśa Rudra circuit (a sequence of Rudra shrines).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the Eleven Rudras sequentially (ānupūrvyeṇa, kramāt) on auspicious tithis with proper devotional attitude.