Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उपचारैः षोडशकैर्यतिरूपे हरौ पुनः । दीपप्रदाने विहिते सर्वमुद्द्योतितं जगत्

Transliteration

upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśakairyatirūpe harau punaḥ | dīpapradāne vihite sarvamuddyotitaṃ jagat

Translation

വീണ്ടും, യതിരൂപനായ ഹരിക്ക് ഷോഡശോപചാരങ്ങളോടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ദീപദാനം ചെയ്താൽ സർവ്വജഗത്തും പ്രകാശിതമാകുന്നു എന്ന് പറയുന്നു.

Word by Word

• उपचारैः: with services/offerings
• उपचारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• षोडशकैः: sixteen (in number)
• षोडशकैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'उपचारैः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (sixteenfold)

• यतिरूपे: in (His) ascetic form
• यतिरूपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (यतिः इव रूपम् यस्य/यत्र = in the ascetic form)

• हरौ: in/for Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पुनः: again/moreover
• पुनः: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति/अनुवाद-अव्ययम् (adverb: again/further/moreover)

• दीपप्रदाने: in the offering of a lamp
• दीपप्रदाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य प्रदानम्)

• विहिते: when (it is) duly performed
• विहिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): 'when it is prescribed/done'

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'जगत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उद्द्योतितम्: illuminated
• उद्द्योतितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+√द्युति/√द्युत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'जगत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (illuminated)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hari in Yati-rūpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari appears as a radiant yati—simple ochre robes, staff, serene face—receiving sixteen offerings; the lamp’s light expands outward, bathing the cosmos in illumination.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Ṣoḍaśopacāra
• Yati-rūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer light mirrors inner awakening: worship performed with completeness (ṣoḍaśopacāra) and devotion spreads auspiciousness widely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A general worship setting is implied; the verse emphasizes the form of Hari (as Yati) and the completeness of worship rather than naming a place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer a lamp as part of ṣoḍaśopacāra (sixteen-fold worship), directed to Hari in a Yati form.