Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

आग्नेय्या चैव गायत्र्या अथवानेन पूजयेत् । यमाय त्वा मखाय त्वा दक्षिणं शृंगमर्च येत्

Transliteration

āgneyyā caiva gāyatryā athavānena pūjayet | yamāya tvā makhāya tvā dakṣiṇaṃ śṛṃgamarca yet

Translation

Qu’on adore soit par la Gāyatrī Āgneyī, soit encore par cette formule. Par le mantra «yamāya tvā, makhāya tvā», qu’on adore le Sommet du Sud.

Word by Word

• आग्नेय्या: with the Āgneyī (hymn/verse)
• आग्नेय्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular feminine

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गायत्र्या: with the Gāyatrī (mantra/metre)
• गायत्र्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular feminine

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अनेन: with this (mantra)
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Pronoun, instrumental singular neuter

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• यमाय: to Yama
• यमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular masculine

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun, accusative singular

• मखाय: to Makha (sacrifice/deity)
• मखाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular masculine

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun, accusative singular

• दक्षिणम्: southern/right
• दक्षिणम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter (qualifying शृङ्गम्)

• शृङ्गम्: horn
• शृङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dakṣiṇa-śṛṅga of Aṣṭaśṛṅga (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the southern peak, the worship is more austere: fewer gestures, steady posture, mantra invoking Yama; the atmosphere suggests discipline and solemnity within devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Dakṣiṇa-śṛṅga (Southern Peak)
• Āgneyī Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual correctness (mantra-choice and direction) is treated as a form of dharma that harmonizes the worshipper with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Southern sacred peak (Dakṣiṇa-śṛṅga) within the directional circuit of worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship using either the Āgneyī Gāyatrī or the stated mantras; specifically, the Southern peak is worshipped with “yamāya tvā, makhāya tvā”.