Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं स्नात्वा विधानेन संध्यां वंदेद्विधानतः । ततो विद्वान्क्षिपेत्पश्चाद्भास्करायोदकांजलिम्

Transliteration

evaṃ snātvā vidhānena saṃdhyāṃ vaṃdedvidhānataḥ | tato vidvānkṣipetpaścādbhāskarāyodakāṃjalim

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອອາບນ້ຳຕາມພິທີວິນັຍແລ້ວ ຄວນນະມັດສະການພິທີສັນທະຍາ (Sandhyā) ຕາມວິທີທີ່ກຳນົດ. ຈາກນັ້ນ ຜູ້ຮູ້ຄວນຖວາຍນ້ຳດ້ວຍຝາມືປະນົມ (ອັນຈະລີ) ແດ່ພຣະພາສະກະຣະ (ພຣະອາທິດ)។

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √snā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• vidhānena: by the prescribed method
• vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण

• saṃdhyām: the twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
• saṃdhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• vandet: should worship/salute
• vandet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vidhānataḥ: according to the injunction
• vidhānataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; प्रकार/नियमवाचक (according to rule)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (thereafter)

• vidvān: the learned man
• vidvān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √vid (धातु) + vasu/van (विद्वस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता

• kṣipet: should cast/offer
• kṣipet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣip (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• bhāskarāya: to the Sun (Bhāskara)
• bhāskarāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• udaka-añjalim: a handful/oblation of water
• udaka-añjalim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (उदकस्य अञ्जलिः) जलाञ्जलि; कर्म

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dawn at Prabhāsa: the pilgrim, freshly bathed, stands on steps facing the rising Sun, performing saṃdhyā-vandana; then offers arghya—water streaming from cupped palms—toward Bhāskara, whose rays form a golden path over the water; nearby, a temple silhouette anchors the sacred geography.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and order in daily duties—bath, sandhyā, and sun-offering—are presented as a direct path to merit and inner clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where nitya-karma like sandhyā and arghya is framed within the site’s sacred greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath), Sandhyā-vandana (twilight worship), and offering udakāñjali (water in joined palms) to the Sun.