Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

आराधनविधिं तस्य भास्करस्य महात्मनः । कथयामि महादेवि वेदोक्तैर्मंत्रविस्तरैः । तं शृणुष्व वरारोहे सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

ārādhanavidhiṃ tasya bhāskarasya mahātmanaḥ | kathayāmi mahādevi vedoktairmaṃtravistaraiḥ | taṃ śṛṇuṣva varārohe sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

ഹേ മഹാദേവീ! ആ മഹാത്മാവായ ഭാസ്കരന്റെ ആരാധനാവിധി, വേദോക്ത വിപുല മന്ത്രവിസ്താരങ്ങളോടെ ഞാൻ പറയുന്നു. ഹേ വരാരോഹേ! ശ്രവിക്കൂ—ഇത് സർവ്വപാപപ്രണാശിനി।

Word by Word

• आराधनविधिम्: the method of worship
• आराधनविधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him/of that (deity)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भास्करस्य: of Bhāskara (Sun)
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथयामि: I describe
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिजन्त)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वेदोक्तैः: with those prescribed in the Veda
• वेदोक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मंत्रविस्तरैः: with detailed mantras
• मंत्रविस्तरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तम्: that (procedure)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• वरारोहे: O fair-limbed one
• वरारोहे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः ‘श्रेष्ठ-आरोहण-युक्ता’ (one of excellent ascent/figure)

• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तं (procedure)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator addressing Mahādevī: palm-leaf manuscripts open, mantra syllables visualized as radiant letters flowing toward a Sūrya icon; the atmosphere is initiatory and purificatory.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Veda
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic-aligned worship (ārādhana) of Sūrya, learned and practiced correctly, is portrayed as powerfully purifying and sin-destroying.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala in Prabhāsakṣetra is the contextual setting where Bhāskara’s worship-method is being taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A Veda-grounded, mantra-detailed procedure for Bhāskara’s worship is promised; the verse emphasizes śravaṇa and mantra-vistara.