Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नेत्रं तु पूजयेद्देवि अश्विना तेजसेति च । ह्यतः पूर्वतः सोमं दक्षिणेन बुधं तथा

Transliteration

netraṃ tu pūjayeddevi aśvinā tejaseti ca | hyataḥ pūrvataḥ somaṃ dakṣiṇena budhaṃ tathā

Translation

Wahai Dewi, hendaklah Mata dipuja dengan mantra «aśvinā tejasā». Kemudian di sebelah timur hendaklah ditempatkan serta dipuja Soma, dan demikian juga di sebelah selatan Budha (Merkuri).

Word by Word

• नेत्रम्: the eye
• नेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: and/then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु; पूजायाम्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• अश्विना: with (the mantra/name) Aśvin
• अश्विना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तेजसे: for brilliance
• तेजसे: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/अर्थ), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal)

• अतः: thereafter/from here
• अतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thereafter/from this’)

• पूर्वतः: to the east / from the east
• पूर्वतः: Adhikarana (Directional locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय; पूर्व)
• Form: दिक्/स्थान-अव्यय (directional adverb: ‘in the east/from the east’)

• सोमम्: Soma (Moon)
• सोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दक्षिणेन: to the south / by the south
• दक्षिणेन: Adhikarana (Directional/route)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/मार्ग), एकवचन; ‘by/through the south’ (directional instrumental)

• बुधम्: Budha (Mercury)
• बुधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/so’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mandala with cardinal directions marked; in the east a cool lunar disc (Soma), in the south a green-hued Budha; the worshipper touches/consecrates the ‘eye’ symbol on a yantra or deity face with mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvins
• Soma
• Budha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Clarity of vision and cosmic harmony are sought together—worship aligns the senses and the grahas to support dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where graha-oriented worship is integrated into sacred-site practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Eye worship with a specific mantra and directional placement/worship of Soma (east) and Budha (south).