Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

सप्तार्चिषं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वकामशुभप्रदम्

Transliteration

saptārciṣaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvakāmaśubhapradam

Translation

Je vais proclamer le ‘Saptārciṣ’, l’hymne/mantra aux sept flammes, qui accorde l’auspice et l’accomplissement de tous les désirs légitimes.

Word by Word

• सप्तार्चिषम्: the seven-flamed (one)
• सप्तार्चिषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सप्तानाम् अर्चिषः यस्य तत्)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall declare
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्कालः), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वकामशुभप्रदम्: bestowing all desires and auspiciousness
• सर्वकामशुभप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् शुभं च प्रददाति इति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ritual audience seeking mantra instruction

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator figure about to reveal a seven-flamed hymn; seven luminous flames or rays appear above a ritual lamp/fire, symbolizing the ‘Saptārciṣ’ as sacred illumination granting auspicious boons.

Characters & Entities

• Saptārciṣ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma presents sacred formulas as channels of auspicious order, aligning personal aims with ritual righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such mantras are taught as part of the śrāddha tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Announcement of a specific mantra/hymn called Saptārciṣ to be recited for auspicious results.