Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि पुष्पा ध्यायमनुत्तमम् । येन चार्कस्थले देवि शीघ्रं तुष्यति पूजितः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi puṣpā dhyāyamanuttamam | yena cārkasthale devi śīghraṃ tuṣyati pūjitaḥ

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവീ, കേൾക്കുക; പുഷ്പങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അനുത്തമ അധ്യായം ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ ദേവീ, അർക്കസ്ഥലത്തിൽ പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ട സൂര്യൻ शीഘ്രം പ്രസന്നനാകും.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• puṣpa-dhyāyam: meditation (selection) of flowers
• puṣpa-dhyāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (puṣpāṇāṃ dhyāyaḥ)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• arka-sthale: at the Sun’s place/temple-site
• arka-sthale: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (arkasya sthalam); देशाधिकरण

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghram (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (manner/time: 'quickly')

• tuṣyati: is pleased
• tuṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अकर्मक

• pūjitaḥ: when worshipped / worshipped (one)
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विशेषण (describing the deity)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arka-sthala (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara begins a formal instruction: a teaching posture, right hand in vyākhyāna-mudrā, Devī attentive; behind them a stylized solar emblem marks Arka-sthala, with garlands and ritual trays ready.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Arka (Sūrya)
• Arkasthala (Sun’s sacred place)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correct ritual knowledge (vidhi) supports devotion; appropriate offerings hasten divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sun-worship is portrayed as especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A promised instruction on flower-offerings (puṣpa-upacāra) for pleasing the Sun quickly.