Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तमागतमथो दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय पार्थिवः । पूजां कृत्वा यथान्यायं दत्त्वा चार्घ्यमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tamāgatamatho dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya pārthivaḥ | pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ dattvā cārghyamanuttamam

Translation

その到来を見て、王はただちに立ち上がった。しかるべき作法に則って礼拝を行い、最上のアルギャ（敬意を表す献水）を捧げた。

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; ā-√gam (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• atho: then
• atho: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon); ‘atho’ = atha + u (sandhi)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛṣṭvā (कृदन्त; √dṛś (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having seen’

• sahasā: quickly
• sahasā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/quickly)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: utthāya (कृदन्त; ut-√sthā (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having risen’

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pūjām: worship, honoring
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛtvā (कृदन्त; √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having done’

• yathā-nyāyam: as is proper
• yathā-nyāyam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘according to rule/propriety’

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dattvā (कृदन्त; √dā (धातु) + त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having given’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• arghyam: arghya-offering (water of respect)
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king rises swiftly from his throne as a revered sage arrives; attendants bring a golden arghya-vessel; the king performs formal worship with folded hands in a sacred hall near the Prabhāsa tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Bṛhadratha
• Kaṇva Ṛṣi
• arghya
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring realized beings with humility and correct worship is itself dharma and a source of merit that supports tīrtha-oriented traditions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative framework; the tīrtha focus is contextual rather than explicit here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rising to greet a guest, performing pūjā according to rule, and offering arghya (honor-water) are explicitly described.