Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उपचारैः षोडशकैर्यतिरूपे हरौ पुनः । दीपप्रदाने विहिते सर्वमुद्द्योतितं जगत्

Transliteration

upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśakairyatirūpe harau punaḥ | dīpapradāne vihite sarvamuddyotitaṃ jagat

Translation

Lagi, apabila pelita dipersembahkan menurut tata cara kepada Hari dalam rupa seorang Yati (pertapa), bersama enam belas upacara pemujaan, maka seluruh jagat dikatakan menjadi bercahaya.

Word by Word

• उपचारैः: with services/offerings
• उपचारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• षोडशकैः: sixteen (in number)
• षोडशकैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; 'उपचारैः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (sixteenfold)

• यतिरूपे: in (His) ascetic form
• यतिरूपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (यतिः इव रूपम् यस्य/यत्र = in the ascetic form)

• हरौ: in/for Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पुनः: again/moreover
• पुनः: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति/अनुवाद-अव्ययम् (adverb: again/further/moreover)

• दीपप्रदाने: in the offering of a lamp
• दीपप्रदाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य प्रदानम्)

• विहिते: when (it is) duly performed
• विहिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): 'when it is prescribed/done'

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'जगत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उद्द्योतितम्: illuminated
• उद्द्योतितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+√द्युति/√द्युत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'जगत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (illuminated)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hari in Yati-rūpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari appears as a radiant yati—simple ochre robes, staff, serene face—receiving sixteen offerings; the lamp’s light expands outward, bathing the cosmos in illumination.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Ṣoḍaśopacāra
• Yati-rūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer light mirrors inner awakening: worship performed with completeness (ṣoḍaśopacāra) and devotion spreads auspiciousness widely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A general worship setting is implied; the verse emphasizes the form of Hari (as Yati) and the completeness of worship rather than naming a place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer a lamp as part of ṣoḍaśopacāra (sixteen-fold worship), directed to Hari in a Yati form.