Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

रामोंऽबरीषो मांधाता दिलीपोऽथ भगीरथः । सुहोत्रो रंतिदेवश्च ययातिः सगरस्तथा

Transliteration

rāmoṃ'barīṣo māṃdhātā dilīpo'tha bhagīrathaḥ | suhotro raṃtidevaśca yayātiḥ sagarastathā

Translation

അതുപോലെ രാമൻ, അംബരീഷൻ, മാംധാതാവ്, ദിലീപൻ, ഭഗീരഥൻ; സുഹോത്രൻ, രന്തിദേവൻ, യയാതി, സഗരൻ എന്നിവരും അവനെ പൂജിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• अम्बरीषः: Ambarīṣa
• अम्बरीषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• मांधाता: Māndhātā
• मांधाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांधातृ/मांधाता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa
• दिलीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• अथ: then/and then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• भगीरथः: Bhagīratha
• भगीरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• सुहोत्रः: Suhotra
• सुहोत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + होत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• रंतिदेवः: Rantideva
• रंतिदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्ति + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ययातिः: Yayāti
• ययातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• सगरः: Sagara
• सगरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; राजनाम

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle: likewise/also)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛṣadhvajeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand montage: Rāma with bow, Ambarīṣa with folded hands, Bhagiratha in austerity posture, Rantideva offering food, and other kings—each shown offering worship to the same Śiva-liṅga at Prabhāsa, symbolizing continuity of devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vṛṣabhadhvaja
• Rāma
• Ambarīṣa
• Māndhātṛ
• Dilīpa
• Bhagīratha
• Suhotra
• Rantideva
• Yayāti
• Sagara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa presents celebrated kings as exemplars: greatness is perfected by devotion and worship of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within whose Māhātmya these devotees are remembered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied prescription is Śiva-upāsanā (worship), with details (like yajña, arcana) stated in nearby verses.