Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

वैश्वदेवादिकं कर्म ततः कुर्याद्वरानने । बहुहव्येन्धने चाग्नौ सुसमिद्धे विशेषतः

Transliteration

vaiśvadevādikaṃ karma tataḥ kuryādvarānane | bahuhavyendhane cāgnau susamiddhe viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Ensuite, ô toi au beau visage, qu’on accomplisse les actes rituels commençant par Vaiśvadeva et les autres, surtout lorsque le feu est bien attisé, avec abondance d’oblations et de bois.

Word by Word

• vaiśvadeva-ādikam: beginning with the Vaiśvadeva rite
• vaiśvadeva-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiśvadeva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्धारण/विशेषण-प्रधान): ‘वैश्वदेवम् आदिः यस्य’ → ‘वैश्वदेवादिकम्’

• karma: ritual act, rite
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘ततः’ = ‘thereafter/from that’

• kuryāt: should perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vara-ānane: O fair-faced one
• vara-ānane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘वरम् आननं यस्याः’

• bahu-havya-indhane: in (a fire) with fuel fit for many oblations
• bahu-havya-indhane: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + havya (प्रातिपदिक) + indhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘बहु हव्यं (आहुतिद्रव्यं) यस्मिन् इन्धने’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• agnau: in the fire
• agnau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• su-samiddhe: when well-kindled
• su-samiddhe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sam-idh (धातु) → samiddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘समिद्ध’ = well-kindled; ‘सु-’ उपसर्गार्थे (intensifier)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘especially’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā/Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright, well-fed sacred fire with tall, clean flames; the officiant begins Vaiśvadeva offerings after completing śrāddha; heaps of dry samidh and a ghee ladle are visible; the addressed lady (Varānanā) stands respectfully nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśvadeva
• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual success is supported by right sequence and a properly kindled sacred fire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where correct performance of rites is praised as part of the kṣetra’s dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Vaiśvadeva and allied rites after the preceding acts, using a well-kindled fire with sufficient fuel and oblations.