Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

रुद्रभागेऽग्नितीर्थे च पूज्यो रुद्रः सनातनः । गिरौ रैवतके रम्ये पूज्यो दामोदरो हरिः

Transliteration

rudrabhāge'gnitīrthe ca pūjyo rudraḥ sanātanaḥ | girau raivatake ramye pūjyo dāmodaro hariḥ

Translation

À Rudrabhāga, au Tīrtha du Feu (Agnitīrtha), il convient de vénérer Rudra l’Éternel. Et sur le charmant mont Raivataka, il convient de vénérer Dāmodara—Hari.

Word by Word

• रुद्रभागे: in the Rudra-section
• रुद्रभागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य भागे)

• अग्नितीर्थे: at Agni-tīrtha
• अग्नितीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रैवतके: (named) Raivataka
• रैवतके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रैवतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with गिरौ)

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with गिरौ)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• दामोदरः: Dāmodara
• दामोदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (दाम उदरे यस्य)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-सम्बोधन/अप्पोजिशन (apposition to दामोदरः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudrabhāga; Agnitīrtha; Raivataka (Dāmodara-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-part sacred itinerary: first, a blazing yet controlled Agnitīrtha with a Rudra-linga near a fire altar; second, a verdant Raivataka mountain shrine where Dāmodara (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa) is worshipped, with pilgrims ascending paths.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudrabhāga
• Agnitīrtha
• Raivataka
• Dāmodara
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different sacred spots within Prabhāsa are associated with specific deities; honoring each place with its proper worship harmonizes pilgrimage with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudrabhāga and Agnitīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, and Mount Raivataka as a sacred worship-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is deity-specific pūjā: worship Rudra at Agnitīrtha/Rudrabhāga and worship Dāmodara (Hari) at Raivataka.