Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

येन सर्वात्मना भावो गोप्यादित्ये निवेशितः । महेश्वरि कृतार्थत्वात्स श्लाघ्यो धन्य एव सः

Transliteration

yena sarvātmanā bhāvo gopyāditye niveśitaḥ | maheśvari kṛtārthatvātsa ślāghyo dhanya eva saḥ

Translation

Wahai Maheśvarī, sungguh terpuji dan berbahagia orang yang dengan segenap dirinya menanamkan bhāva-bhakti pada Gopyāditya; karena ketekunan yang satu arah itu ia menjadi benar-benar tuntas dan terpenuhi.

Word by Word

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन

• सर्वात्मना: with the whole self
• सर्वात्मना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: ‘with one’s whole self’)

• भावः: devotional feeling/intent
• भावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन

• गोपि-आदित्ये: in/unto Gopī-Āditya
• गोपि-आदित्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (गोप्याः आदित्यः), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचन

• निवेशितः: placed/settled
• निवेशितः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन; कर्मणि

• महेश्वरि: O Maheśvarī
• महेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative) एकवचन

• कृतार्थत्वात्: because of fulfillment (having achieved the goal)
• कृतार्थत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतार्थत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कृतः अर्थः यस्य/कृतार्थः + त्व), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (causal)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन

• श्लाघ्यः: praiseworthy
• श्लाघ्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः)

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopyāditya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvarī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands at dawn before a discreet solar shrine, eyes lowered in inward concentration; the sun’s rays form a halo as the ‘heart’ is symbolically offered into the solar disc, emphasizing secret/inner worship.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvarī
• Āditya (Bhānu/Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted inner devotion (bhāva) offered to Āditya is itself a fulfillment of life’s purpose and makes the devotee praiseworthy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, thus supporting the sanctity of Prabhāsa (Somanātha/Prabhāsa region) as a setting for meritorious worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is specified here; the emphasis is on the internal act of fixing one’s devotion on Āditya.