Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

अभि त्वा सूर नोन्विति चैशानं शृंगमर्चयेत् । येनेदं भूतमिति वा अथवानेन पूजयेत्

Transliteration

abhi tvā sūra nonviti caiśānaṃ śṛṃgamarcayet | yenedaṃ bhūtamiti vā athavānena pūjayet

Translation

“अभि त्वा सूर…” या मंत्राने ईशान (ईशान्य) शृंगाची अर्चना करावी. किंवा “येनेदं भूतम्…” या मंत्राने, अथवा येथे दिलेल्या सूत्र/विधीनेही पूजन करावे.

Word by Word

• अभि: towards/over
• अभि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/adverb)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma (Object within mantra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun, accusative singular

• सूर: O Sun/hero (Sūra)
• सूर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; Vocative singular masculine

• नोनु: (Vedic particle)
• नोनु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नोनु (अव्यय)
• Form: वैदिक-निपात (Vedic particle; in mantra-quotation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• ऐशानम्: north-eastern (of Īśāna)
• ऐशानम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter (qualifying शृङ्गम्)

• शृङ्गम्: horn
• शृङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• येन: with which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Relative pronoun, instrumental singular neuter

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject within mantra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Pronoun, nominative/accusative singular neuter (in mantra)

• भूतम्: has become/being
• भूतम्: Karta (Predicate within mantra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nominative/accusative singular neuter (in mantra)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Pronoun, instrumental singular neuter

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Īśāna-śṛṅga (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi assembly / pilgrims (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the northeastern edge of the sacred precinct, a small peak/raised mound with a shrine-marker is worshipped. The priest faces NE, reciting ‘abhi tvā sūra…’ while offering flowers; a subtle Śiva-īśāna presence is suggested through trident motifs and a pale crescent moon.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna (directional regent, Śiva-aspect implied)
• Aiśāna-śṛṅga (Northeastern Peak)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is a living sacred mandala: honoring Īśāna’s quarter affirms Śiva’s guardianship and the completeness of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Aiśāna-śṛṅga (northeastern sacred peak) within the prescribed pilgrimage-worship circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the northeastern peak using “abhi tvā sūra…”, with alternatives including “yenedam bhūtam…”, or the locally given formula.