Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

आराध्य परमेशानं दधतं गजरूपकम् । उन्नतं स्थानमानीय सानंदं चक्रिरे द्विजाः

Transliteration

ārādhya parameśānaṃ dadhataṃ gajarūpakam | unnataṃ sthānamānīya sānaṃdaṃ cakrire dvijāḥ

Translation

Les deux-fois-nés, après avoir apaisé Parameśāna—qui avait pris la forme d’un éléphant—le conduisirent en un lieu élevé et rendirent au monde sa joie.

Word by Word

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• परमेशानम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—परमः ईशानः (कर्मधारय)

• दधतम्: bearing, assuming
• दधतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle)

• गजरूपकम्: an elephant-form
• गजरूपकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गज-रूपक (तत्पुरुष, 'elephant-form')

• उन्नतम्: lofty, elevated
• उन्नतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय with उद्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• सानन्दम्: joyful
• सानन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—स-आनन्द (तत्पुरुष, 'with joy')

• चक्रिरे: they made, they caused
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva assumes a majestic elephant form; the sages worship with offerings and hymns; they guide the divine elephant to a high, auspicious place; the world’s colors brighten as joy returns.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Parameśāna)
• Ṛṣis/Dvijas
• Gaja (elephant form)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atonement is completed through sincere worship; when the divine is pleased, harmony and joy return to the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “exalted place” is within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape, setting up the later mention of Saṅgāleśvara’s vicinity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śiva is indicated as the means of rectifying offense and restoring auspiciousness.