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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

एवं स्नात्वा विधानेन संध्यां वंदेद्विधानतः । ततो विद्वान्क्षिपेत्पश्चाद्भास्करायोदकांजलिम्

evaṃ snātvā vidhānena saṃdhyāṃ vaṃdedvidhānataḥ | tato vidvānkṣipetpaścādbhāskarāyodakāṃjalim

Demikianlah, setelah mandi menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan, hendaklah seseorang memuja upacara Sandhyā menurut aturan. Kemudian orang bijaksana hendaklah selepas itu mempersembahkan anjali air dengan kedua tapak tangan dirapatkan kepada Bhāskara (Dewa Surya).

evamthus
evam:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√snā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)
vidhānenaby the prescribed method
vidhānena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण
saṃdhyāmthe twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
saṃdhyām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म
vandetshould worship/salute
vandet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vand (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
vidhānataḥaccording to the injunction
vidhānataḥ:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvidhāna + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
Formतस्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; प्रकार/नियमवाचक (according to rule)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (thereafter)
vidvānthe learned man
vidvān:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Root√vid (धातु) + vasu/van (विद्वस्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता
kṣipetshould cast/offer
kṣipet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣip (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
paścātafterwards
paścāt:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpaścāt (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (afterwards)
bhāskarāyato the Sun (Bhāskara)
bhāskarāya:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान
udaka-añjalima handful/oblation of water
udaka-añjalim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootudaka (प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; (उदकस्य अञ्जलिः) जलाञ्जलि; कर्म

Unknown (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Scene: Dawn at Prabhāsa: the pilgrim, freshly bathed, stands on steps facing the rising Sun, performing saṃdhyā-vandana; then offers arghya—water streaming from cupped palms—toward Bhāskara, whose rays form a golden path over the water; nearby, a temple silhouette anchors the sacred geography.

B
Bhāskara
S
Sūrya

FAQs

Purity and order in daily duties—bath, sandhyā, and sun-offering—are presented as a direct path to merit and inner clarity.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where nitya-karma like sandhyā and arghya is framed within the site’s sacred greatness.

Snāna (ritual bath), Sandhyā-vandana (twilight worship), and offering udakāñjali (water in joined palms) to the Sun.