Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तस्यां तु सर्वथा राजन्यात्रां तस्य समाचरेत् । केदारस्य महाराज प्रकुर्यात्पूजनं नृप

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tu sarvathā rājanyātrāṃ tasya samācaret | kedārasya mahārāja prakuryātpūjanaṃ nṛpa

Translation

ഹേ രാജാവേ, ആ ശിവരാത്രിയിൽ നിർബന്ധമായി തീർത്ഥയാത്ര ആചരിക്കണം; കൂടാതെ ഹേ മഹാരാജാവേ, ഹേ നൃപാ, കേദാരനാഥനെ പൂജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• tasyām: on that (day/night)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphasis/contrast)

• sarvathā: in every way, certainly
• sarvathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (सर्वथा)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• yātrām: pilgrimage, journey (rite)
• yātrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (यात्रा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasya: of that (Kedāra/that place)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samācaret: should perform/practise
• samācaret: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (सम्+आ+चर्-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kedārasya: of Kedāra
• kedārasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (केदार-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahārāja (महाराज-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• prakuryāt: should do/perform
• prakuryāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (प्र+कृ-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pūjanam: worship
• pūjanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (पूजन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (नृप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāra-tīrtha/shrine in Arbuda context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpa/mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king receives instruction to undertake a Śivarātri pilgrimage and to worship Kedāra; the shrine is shown with a liṅga, lamps, bilva leaves, and pilgrims arriving in procession.

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• Kedāra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text unites sacred time and sacred place: Śivarātri is best honored through yātrā and devoted worship of Śiva at Kedāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha is explicitly recommended for worship and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform yātrā (pilgrimage) and carry out Kedāra-pūjā specifically on Śivarātri.