Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

प्रदीप्तशूलहस्ताय ब्रह्मदण्डधराय च । नमः पतीनां पतये महतां पतये नमः

Transliteration

pradīptaśūlahastāya brahmadaṇḍadharāya ca | namaḥ patīnāṃ pataye mahatāṃ pataye namaḥ

Translation

燃え輝く三叉戟を御手に執る汝に帰依し、ブラフマーの杖を携える汝に帰依する。諸主の主に帰依し、偉大なる者たちの主に帰依する。

Word by Word

• pradīptaśūlahastāya: to him whose hand holds a blazing trident
• pradīptaśūlahastāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradīpta (कृदन्त, √dīp) + śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रदीप्तं शूलं यस्य हस्ते सः/तस्मै)

• brahmadaṇḍadharāya: to the bearer of Brahmā’s staff
• brahmadaṇḍadharāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मदण्डं धरतीति)

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

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutation as an exclamation)

• patīnām: of (all) lords
• patīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• pataye: to the lord
• pataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• mahatām: of the great (ones)
• mahatām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (qualifying patīnām understood)

• pataye: to the lord
• pataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः

Speaker

Devī (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Majestic Śiva stands or is envisioned behind the liṅga, holding a blazing trident; a staff (daṇḍa) signifies authority. Surrounding him are lesser deities and great sages paying homage, underscoring ‘pati of patis’ and ‘pati of the great’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Trident (Śūla)
• Brahmā (Brahma-daṇḍa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is affirmed as the supreme authority above all authorities, the refuge and ruler even of exalted beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the sacred setting where such praise is framed as part of the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports devotional worship through praise (stuti) and remembrance of Śiva’s emblems.