Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

ततः केदारनामानं भीमेश्वरमतःपरम् । भैरवेश्वरनामानं चण्डीश्वरमतः परम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kedāranāmānaṃ bhīmeśvaramataḥparam | bhairaveśvaranāmānaṃ caṇḍīśvaramataḥ param

Translation

Ensuite, qu’on adore Śiva sous le nom de Kedāra, puis Bhīmeśvara; après cela Bhairaveśvara, et ensuite Caṇḍīśvara.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• केदारनामानम्: (the deity) named Kedāra
• केदारनामानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (केदार-नाम)

• भीमेश्वरम्: Bhīmeśvara
• भीमेश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भीमस्य ईश्वरः)

• अतः: thereafter/then
• अतः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• भैरवेश्वरनामानम्: (the deity) named Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरनामानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भैरवेश्वर-नाम)

• चण्डीश्वरम्: Caṇḍīśvara
• चण्डीश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चण्ड्याः ईश्वरः)

• अतः: thereafter
• अतः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• परम्: next
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raudrī-yātrā (segment within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands moves from one liṅga-shrine to the next in Prabhāsa, each sanctum marked by its distinct name—Kedāra, Bhīmeśvara, Bhairaveśvara, Caṇḍīśvara—amid coastal light and temple lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Bhīmeśvara
• Bhairaveśvara
• Caṇḍīśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped as a devotional sequence—moving from shrine to shrine deepens śraddhā and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra network of Śaiva shrines: Kedāra, Bhīmeśvara, Bhairaveśvara, and Caṇḍīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed order of worship/visitation: Kedāra → Bhīmeśvara → Bhairaveśvara → Caṇḍīśvara.