Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा शुक्लांबरधरः शुक्लमालाविभूषितः । कुशः शंभुं महादेवं भवानीपतिमव्ययम् । आर्चयमास भूतेशं परमेण समाधिना

Transliteration

snātvā śuklāṃbaradharaḥ śuklamālāvibhūṣitaḥ | kuśaḥ śaṃbhuṃ mahādevaṃ bhavānīpatimavyayam | ārcayamāsa bhūteśaṃ parameṇa samādhinā

Translation

Setelah mandi suci, mengenakan busana putih dan berhias kalung bunga putih, Kuśa memuja Śambhu—Mahādeva, Tuhan Bhavānī yang tak binasa, Bhūteśa—dengan samādhi yang paling luhur.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरः: wearing white garments
• शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘धारयति’ इति वर्तमानकृदन्त/अच् (agent noun)

• शुक्ल-माला-विभूषितः: adorned with a white garland
• शुक्ल-माला-विभूषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त; वि+√भूष् (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/क्त

• कुशः: Kusha (name)
• कुशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शंभोः विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• भवानी-पतिम्: husband of Bhavānī
• भवानी-पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आर्चयमास: worshipped
• आर्चयमास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतेशम्: Lord of beings
• भूतेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेण: with supreme
• परमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• समाधिना: meditation, concentration
• समाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual) / Śambhu shrine (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kuśa, freshly bathed, in white cloth and white garland, stands before a Śiva-liṅga or anthropomorphic Śambhu form; hands in añjali, offerings arranged, the atmosphere calm and luminous, contrasting the prior war-noise.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Mahādeva
• Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• Bhūteśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship performed with purity and one-pointed concentration (samādhi) is portrayed as powerful, centering the mind upon the imperishable Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā Māhātmya provides the sacred geography frame; the verse highlights Śiva worship within that holy region’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing), wearing clean/white garments, adorning with a garland, and worship (arcana) of Śiva with deep concentration.