Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

देवानां चैव पूज्यत्वं प्राप्य ज्ञानमथैश्वरम् । ग्रहत्वं च तथा प्राप्य मोदते दिवि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

devānāṃ caiva pūjyatvaṃ prāpya jñānamathaiśvaram | grahatvaṃ ca tathā prāpya modate divi sāṃpratam

Translation

Il obtint d’être digne de vénération même parmi les dieux, et acquit la connaissance spirituelle ainsi que la puissance souveraine. Ayant aussi atteint l’état de Graha (divinité planétaire), il se réjouit à présent au ciel.

Word by Word

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis): ‘indeed/only’

• pūjyatvam: the state of being worship-worthy
• pūjyatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjya-tva (प्रातिपदिक; पूज्य + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (prāpya इत्यस्य)

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having attained’

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (prāpya इत्यस्य)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘then/and also’

• aiśvaram: divine
• aiśvaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aiśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—jñānam इति विशेषणम् (‘divine/lordly’)

• grahatvam: the status of a planet (graha)
• grahatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha-tva (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रह + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (prāpya इत्यस्य)

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

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thus/likewise’

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having attained’

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (‘in heaven’)

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘now/at present’

Speaker

Śiva (continuing narration to Umā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Devācārya/Bṛhaspati-liṅga

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: Devācārya, now radiant, is honored by devas; symbols of jñāna (scripture, light) and aiśvarya (crown, scepter) appear; the graha-state is suggested by a planetary orb or chariot in the heavens as he rejoices in svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Graha (planetary deity)
• Devas
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva is portrayed as elevating the devotee to divine status—knowledge, authority, and even cosmic office (grahatva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the liṅga worship yields such exalted results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription—this verse continues the results (phala) of the prior liṅga-ārādhana.