Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यदा देवकुले विप्रा मूलचंडीशसंज्ञकम् । प्रसाद्य च महादेवं पुनः प्राप्ता महोदयम्

Transliteration

yadā devakule viprā mūlacaṃḍīśasaṃjñakam | prasādya ca mahādevaṃ punaḥ prāptā mahodayam

Translation

ദേവാലയത്തിൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ‘മൂല-ചണ്ഡീശ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന മഹാദേവനെ പ്രസാദിപ്പിച്ച്, പിന്നെ വീണ്ടും മഹോദയത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങി വന്നു।

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb/conjunction): "when"

• देवकुले: in the deity’s temple/household
• देवकुले: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; देवस्य कुलम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (locative: in the temple/household of the deity)

• विप्राः: brahmins
• विप्राः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञकम्: named ‘Mūlacaṇḍīśa’
• मूलचण्डीशसंज्ञकम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूल + चण्डीश + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; (मूलचण्डीश)-संज्ञकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• प्रसाद्य: having propitiated
• प्रसाद्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु) → प्रसाद्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive), "having pleased/propitiated"

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; महाः देवः इति कर्मधारयः

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: again)

• प्राप्ताः: returned/attained
• प्राप्ताः: कर्ता (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्तः (past participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे: "they returned/attained"

• महोदयम्: great prosperity/auspicious rise
• महोदयम्: कर्म/गन्तव्य (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; महत् उदयः इति कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūla-Caṇḍīśa (within Prabhāsa) / Mahodaya-linked station

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a temple hall, brāhmaṇas perform Śiva-pūjā to ‘Mūla-Caṇḍīśa’ with lamps, bilva leaves, and mantra; afterward they proceed back toward the Mahodaya observance site.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Mahādeva
• Mūla-Caṇḍīśa
• Vipras
• Mahodaya
• Deva-kula

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Propitiation of Mahādeva at a named shrine-form (Mūla-Caṇḍīśa) is portrayed as a decisive spiritual act within pilgrimage movement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devakula (a temple precinct) and Mahodaya within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra network, with the deity-form Mūla-Caṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prasādana/ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Mahādeva is implied, though details are not specified.