Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

युंजान इति मंत्रेण भानुं रोचनमालभेत् । आरार्त्तिकं च वै कुर्याद्दीर्घायुत्वाय वै पुनः

Transliteration

yuṃjāna iti maṃtreṇa bhānuṃ rocanamālabhet | ārārttikaṃ ca vai kuryāddīrghāyutvāya vai punaḥ

Translation

“યુઞ્જાન…” મંત્રથી ભાનુ પર રોચના (શુભ તેજસ્વી વર્ણક) લગાવવી; અને દીર્ઘાયુ માટે ફરી આરતી પણ કરવી।

Word by Word

• yuñjānaḥ: joining/engaging (mantra word)
• yuñjānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्), आत्मनेपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; कर्तरि (middle participle)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• mantreṇa: with (the) mantra
• mantreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• bhānum: the Sun (Bhānu)
• bhānum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• rocanam: rocana (yellow pigment)
• rocanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• ālabhet: should apply/anoint
• ālabhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ārārttikam: ārārttika (ārati/ceremonial waving of light)
• ārārttikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārārttika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

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

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dīrgha-āyutvāya: for long life
• dīrgha-āyutvāya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyutva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Case 4), एकवचन; समास: dīrgha-āyutva (‘long life-span’)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• punaḥ: again; further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ritual-inquirer within the Prabhāsa māhātmya context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dusk or dawn in Prabhāsa, a devotee applies bright rocanā to a radiant Sūrya image and then circles a multi-wick lamp in ārati; the light reflects on brass vessels and the deity’s halo.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu
• Sūrya
• Ārati
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Light offered to the Lord of light becomes a prayer for vitality—longevity is framed as a fruit of reverent, orderly worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, a renowned field of merit where Sūrya worship is taught in detail.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Applying rocanā to Sūrya’s form with the “yuñjāna…” mantra and performing ārati for dīrghāyus (long life).