Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

यथा मया सदा कार्या प्रतिष्ठा शंकरात्मिका । भवद्भिः परिकार्या सा मम भागसमाश्रयैः

Transliteration

yathā mayā sadā kāryā pratiṣṭhā śaṃkarātmikā | bhavadbhiḥ parikāryā sā mama bhāgasamāśrayaiḥ

Translation

“Sebagaimana aku harus sentiasa melaksanakan upacara penahbisan (pratiṣṭhā) yang berhakikat Śaṅkara, demikian juga hendaklah kamu melaksanakannya—wahai kamu yang berkongsi bahagianku, yakni tugas keimaman.”

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (correlative/"as")

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषः; स्त्री/पुं/नपुं (त्रिलिङ्ग); तृतीया विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• कार्या: to be done, should be performed
• कार्या: Karya (Obligation/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• प्रतिष्ठा: installation, consecration
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratiṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• शंकरात्मिका: of Śaṅkara’s nature, Śaṅkara-embodied
• शंकरात्मिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃkara-ātmikā (प्रातिपदिक; शंकर + आत्मिका)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: शंकरस्य आत्मिका); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रतिष्ठा-विशेषणम्

• भवद्भिः: by you (honorific, plural)
• भवद्भिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवत्-शब्दः (आदरार्थ-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनामसदृश); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• परिकार्या: to be duly performed
• परिकार्या: Karya (Obligation/कर्तव्यता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parikārya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; pari + √kṛ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• भागसमाश्रयैः: by those who have taken refuge in my share/portion
• भागसमाश्रयैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāga-samāśraya (प्रातिपदिक; भाग + समाश्रय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम भागस्य समाश्रयाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भवद्भिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara consecration context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas (ritual specialists)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā instructs the assembled dvijas: ‘As I must perform Śaṅkara’s consecration, so you must do it too’; the priests stand with ritual manuals, ready to begin, while the sanctum awaits installation.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Pratiṣṭhā
• Dvijas/Officiants

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites are communal dharma: qualified participants must uphold and complete Śiva-centered consecrations faithfully.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the ritual setting where Śiva’s consecration is treated as a central sacred duty.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation) described as “śaṅkarātmikā,” requiring proper performance and priestly cooperation.