Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो दक्षिणे पार्श्वे सावित्रीं स्थापयेत्प्रिये । भोजकं वामपार्श्वे तु पुरतः पंकजं न्यसेत्

Transliteration

brahmaṇo dakṣiṇe pārśve sāvitrīṃ sthāpayetpriye | bhojakaṃ vāmapārśve tu purataḥ paṃkajaṃ nyaset

Translation

Wahai kekasih, letakkan Sāvitrī di sisi kanan Brahmā; di sisi kiri letakkan Bhojaka, si pelayan; dan di hadapan, letakkan sekuntum teratai.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā/Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दक्षिणे: on the right
• दक्षिणे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular; विशेषण (agreeing with पार्श्वे)

• पार्श्वे: at the side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सावित्रीम्: Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्थापयेत्: should place/establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; √स्था causative ‘स्थापय’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

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

• भोजकम्: the Bhojaka
• भोजकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाम: left
• वाम: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier component)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in vāmapārśve) — ‘left’

• पार्श्वे: on the left side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम-पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular; कर्मधारय (वामं पार्श्वम्)

• तु: and/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (particle)

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘in front’

• पंकजम्: a lotus
• पंकजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यसेत्: should place/set down
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु; √अस् ‘to place’ with नि; denominative ‘न्यस्’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Brahmā image on the chariot or altar; Sāvitrī placed to the right; a single attendant stands to the left; a lotus is set before the deity, forming a clear triadic arrangement.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sāvitrī
• Bhojaka
• Lotus (Paṅkaja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship becomes effective when performed with correct ritual order and sacred placement (nyāsa/sthāpana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Placement instructions: Sāvitrī to Brahmā’s right, Bhojaka to the left, and a lotus in front.