Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आदौ कृतयुगे देवि कीर्तितो भैरवेश्वरः । ततः सावर्णिमनुना सम्यगाराधितः प्रिये

Transliteration

ādau kṛtayuge devi kīrtito bhairaveśvaraḥ | tataḥ sāvarṇimanunā samyagārādhitaḥ priye

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ! ആദിയിൽ കൃതയുഗത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹം ‘ഭൈരവേശ്വരൻ’ എന്നു കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. തുടർന്ന്, ഹേ പ്രിയേ, സാവർണി മനു അദ്ദേഹത്തെ യഥാവിധി ആരാധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• आदौ: at first; in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूप (adverbial locative)

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta Yuga
• कृतयुगे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कीर्तितः: was praised; was proclaimed
• कीर्तितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भैरवेश्वरः: Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time-sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence-marker/adverb)

• सावर्णिमनुना: by Sāvarṇi Manu
• सावर्णिमनुना: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; सावर्णिः स मनुः

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आराधितः: was worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (to Devī/Umā, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrative tableau: the speaker addresses Devī, revealing that in Kṛta-yuga the Prabhāsa deity was famed as Bhairaveśvara; a second vignette shows Sāvarṇi Manu performing orderly worship at the same liṅga, indicating deep time continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Bhairaveśvara
• Sāvarṇi Manu
• Kṛta Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred presence of Śiva in a tīrtha is timeless—honoured across yugas by exemplary rulers and sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the liṅga is praised with yuga-specific renown.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sincere ārādhana (proper worship) of the deity, exemplified by Sāvarṇi Manu.