Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

स एवं निश्चयं कृत्वा गतोर्बुदमथाचलम् । तपस्तेपे जितक्रोधो जपहोमपरायणः

Transliteration

sa evaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā gatorbudamathācalam | tapastepe jitakrodho japahomaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ നിശ്ചയിച്ച് അവൻ അർബുദ പർവതത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. അവിടെ ക്രോധം ജയിച്ച്, ജപ-ഹോമങ്ങളിൽ പരായണനായി തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus)

• निश्चयम्: a resolve/decision
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done/made’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone’

• अर्बुदम्: to Arbuda (mountain)
• अर्बुदम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; (mountain name)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• अचलम्: the mountain
• अचलम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘mountain’ (as apposition to Arbuda)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; object of ‘तेपे’

• तेपे: performed (austerity)
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• जितक्रोधः: one who has conquered anger
• जितक्रोधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (जि धातु + क्त) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘जितः क्रोधो येन’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सः’

• जपहोमपरायणः: devoted to japa and homa
• जपहोमपरायणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘जपे होमे च परायणः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सः’

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra journeys to Arbuda mountain and performs austerities: seated near a sacred fire, rosary in hand, controlled expression, smoke rising from homa, rugged sacred peak behind.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda (mountain)
• Candra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True remedy begins with inner discipline—especially conquest of anger—supported by sustained worship (japa and homa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (the sacred mountain setting of this section), presented as a place where tapas quickly bears fruit through Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas, japa (mantra repetition), and homa (fire oblations), with emphasis on ethical preparation (jitakrodha).