Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा विधानेन यतात्मा संयतेन्द्रियः । पठेन्नामसहस्रं तु सर्वपातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

pūjayitvā vidhānena yatātmā saṃyatendriyaḥ | paṭhennāmasahasraṃ tu sarvapātakanāśanam

Translation

Après avoir rendu le culte selon la règle—maître de soi et les sens contenus—qu’on récite le sahasranāma, les mille Noms qui anéantissent toutes les fautes.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘पूजयित्वा’ = ‘पूजां कृत्वा’

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed method
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/प्रकार

• यतात्मा: self-restrained
• यतात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘यतः आत्मा यस्य’ = ‘self-controlled’

• संयतेन्द्रियः: one whose senses are controlled
• संयतेन्द्रियः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयत (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘संयतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य’ = ‘with controlled senses’

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नामसहस्रम्: a thousand names (names-hymn)
• नामसहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नाम-सहस्र’ = ‘नाम्नां सहस्रम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्व-पातक-नाशन’ = ‘सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशनम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), ‘नामसहस्र’ का विशेषण

Speaker

Narratorial instruction within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (context: Śiva’s teaching continues in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/devotees (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained devotee after pūjā sits on kuśa grass facing east, hands on mālā, a small altar with arghya vessel and lamp; rays of Sūrya fall like a protective canopy; the sea breeze of Prabhāsa moves temple flags.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct—discipline and sense-control—empowers mantra-recitation to become a force of inner cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where regulated worship and recitation are praised as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā according to vidhāna, maintain self-control, and recite the nāma-sahasra for removal of sins.