Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना युक्तस्त्रीन्वारांस्तु जपेन्नरः । भक्त्या परमया युक्तः श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

anena vidhinā yuktastrīnvārāṃstu japennaraḥ | bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ

Translation

ഈ വിധിപ്രകാരം യുക്തനായ മനുഷ്യൻ ഇത് മൂന്നു പ്രാവശ്യം ജപിക്കണം—പരമഭക്തിയോടെ, ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ, ഇന്ദ്രിയജയത്തോടെ യുക്തനായി.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the method/rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्तः: endowed, engaged
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘endowed/engaged’

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• वारान्: times
• वारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विशेषार्थ/अन्वयार्थ ‘but/indeed’

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (न), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भक्त्या इति विशेषणम्

• युक्तः: endowed
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘joined/possessed’

• श्रद्दधानः: faithful
• श्रद्दधानः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद् + धा (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, परस्मैपद), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having faith’

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (जि धातु + क्त कृदन्त) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य सः’

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated near the Prabhāsa shrine, counting repetitions on fingers or mālā, calm and restrained; three subtle halos or three lamps indicate the threefold recitation; the environment is quiet and focused.

Characters & Entities

• Japa
• Bhakti
• Śraddhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual efficacy is tied to inner discipline—devotion, faith, and self-control complete the outer act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śrāddha performed as instructed is praised for its special merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite (japa) the formula three times, observing devotion, faith, and restraint.