Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अन्ये च विविधां पूजां जपमन्ये समाहिताः । एके नृत्यंति राजेंद्र गायंति च तथा परे

Transliteration

anye ca vividhāṃ pūjāṃ japamanye samāhitāḥ | eke nṛtyaṃti rājeṃdra gāyaṃti ca tathā pare

Translation

D’autres accomplirent diverses formes de pūjā ; d’autres, l’esprit recueilli, se livrèrent au japa. Certains dansaient, ô seigneur des rois, et d’autres chantaient également.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/and)

• विविधाम्: various
• विविधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जपम्: recitation (japa)
• जपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समाहिताः: collected, concentrated
• समाहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु) + samāhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• एके: some
• एके: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नृत्यन्ति: dance
• नृत्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः इन्द्रः)

• गायन्ति: sing
• गायन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gai (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/and)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• परे: others (the rest)
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-liṅga-sthāna

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king of kings) addressed directly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a temple courtyard, multiple groups: priests performing pūjā, ascetics seated in japa, and devotees dancing and singing in a devotional circle, all oriented toward the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga (Acaleśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti includes many legitimate expressions—ritual worship, mantra repetition, and heartfelt song and dance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship activities occur at the Acaleśvara shrine in Arbuda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā and japa are mentioned, along with devotional singing and dancing as acts of worship.