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

ಸ್ನಾನಮಾಡಿ, ಶುಭ್ರ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ಧರಿಸಿ, ಶುಭ್ರ ಮಾಲೆಯಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಕುಶನು ಭವಾನೀಪತಿ ಅವ್ಯಯ ಮಹಾದೇವ ಶಂಭುವನ್ನು—ಭೂತೇಶ್ವರನನ್ನು—ಪರಮ ಸಮಾಧಿಯಿಂದ ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದನು.

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.