Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

सविता पश्चातादिति वै पूजयेत्पुष्प मालया । त्रिकालमर्चयेद्देवि प्रदद्यादर्घ्यमादरात्

Transliteration

savitā paścātāditi vai pūjayetpuṣpa mālayā | trikālamarcayeddevi pradadyādarghyamādarāt

Translation

Con una guirnalda de flores debe adorarse al Sol con el mantra «savitā paścātāt…». Oh Diosa, debe rendirse culto en los tres momentos del día y, con reverencia, ofrecer el agua de arghya.

Word by Word

• savitā: Savitṛ (the Sun-god)
• savitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (agent noun)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence: 'afterwards')

• aditi: Aditi
• aditi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aditi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• iti: thus/“(named) as”
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; सकर्मक

• puṣpa-mālayā: with a garland of flowers
• puṣpa-mālayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (puṣpāṇāṃ mālā)

• tri-kālam: thrice daily
• tri-kālam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial: 'at the three times')

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• pradadyāt: should offer/give
• pradadyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सकर्मक

• arghyam: arghya-offering (water/oblation)
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ādarāt: out of reverence
• ādarāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause: 'out of respect')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing a देवी listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-arghya locus)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to ‘Devi’ within the passage (a dialogic frame), and by extension to the audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the edge of the sacred waters, a devotee offers a flower garland and arghya to the rising/setting Sun. The scene cycles through three panels (dawn, noon, dusk), with the same pilgrim maintaining discipline; the sea/river glints near Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion—performed regularly through the day—turns pilgrimage into lived dharma, not a single moment of ritual.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra as a place where Sūrya (Savitṛ) worship is integrated into the tīrtha’s daily observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship with a flower garland, perform trikāla-arcana (three daily worship times), and offer arghya respectfully.