Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

शतसिंहासनाकीर्णं वेदिकाभिश्च शोभितम् । आसीनै रुद्रवृन्दैश्च रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः

Transliteration

śatasiṃhāsanākīrṇaṃ vedikābhiśca śobhitam | āsīnai rudravṛndaiśca rudrakanyākadambakaiḥ

Translation

Tempat itu dipenuhi ratusan singgasana dan diperindah oleh vedi (altar-altar); sesak oleh rombongan Rudra yang duduk serta gugusan para Rudra-kanyā, para gadis suci Rudra.

Word by Word

• शतसिंहासनाकीर्णम्: filled with a hundred thrones
• शतसिंहासनाकीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक) + आकीर्ण (कृदन्त; √कॄ/कॄञ् (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘आकीर्ण’ = ‘आ-√कॄ’ (to scatter/fill) ; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘शतसिंहासनैः आकीर्णम्’ (filled with hundred thrones)

• वेदिकाभिः: with altars/platforms
• वेदिकाभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

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

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• आसीनैः: by/with those seated
• आसीनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त; √आस् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; वर्तमान/भूतभाववाचक कृदन्त (क्त) ‘seated’

• रुद्रवृन्दैः: with groups of Rudras
• रुद्रवृन्दैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वृन्द), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्राणां वृन्दैः’ (groups of Rudras)

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

• रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः: with clusters of Rudra-maidens
• रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + कदम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (कदम्बक), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रकन्यानां कदम्बकैः’ (clusters/groups of Rudra-maidens)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast hall crowded with hundreds of thrones; multiple vedikās (altars) gleam; seated Rudra hosts fill the space, accompanied by groups of Rudra-kanyās, forming a celestial court around the unseen Śiva focus.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudragaṇa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a cosmic court: devotion aligns the worshipper with the divine order and Śiva’s retinue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as hosting Śiva’s Rudra-hosts in a grand sacred assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct vow is stated; the verse emphasizes the sanctified setting—altars, seats, and the presence of divine attendants.