Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सर्वस्मादधिकं ये न प्रवदन्ति पिनाकिनम् । साधारणं वदंत्येनं तत्र भूतैः समाविश

Transliteration

sarvasmādadhikaṃ ye na pravadanti pinākinam | sādhāraṇaṃ vadaṃtyenaṃ tatra bhūtaiḥ samāviśa

Translation

Ceux qui ne proclament pas Pinākin (Śiva) comme supérieur à tout, mais le disent seulement « ordinaire », qu’ils entrent là avec les bhūtas.

Word by Word

• sarvasmāt: than all (others)
• sarvasmāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• adhikam: more, superior
• adhikam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: 'more')

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• pravadanti: declare/say
• pravadanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• pinākinam: Pinākin (Śiva)
• pinākinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• sādhāraṇam: common, ordinary
• sādhāraṇam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (enam इति)

• vadanti: say/call
• vadanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• bhūtaiḥ: with spirits/beings
• bhūtaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• samāviśa: enter/possess (join)
• samāviśa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (Kumāra) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee proclaims Pinākin’s greatness before Somnātha; in contrast, a skeptic speaks dismissively and is shown surrounded by bhūtas clinging to him like shadows, illustrating the consequence of nindā.

Characters & Entities

• Pinākin
• Śiva
• Bhūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward Śiva is treated as spiritually ruinous; devotion and right reverence are protective dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, a major Śaiva sacred landscape in the Skanda Purana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes theological attitude—proclaiming Śiva’s supremacy and honoring him.