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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

प्रातः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत विधिवत्पूजयेच्छिवम् । रुद्रलोके वसेद्देवि वर्षाणामयुतत्रयम्

prātaḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta vidhivatpūjayecchivam | rudraloke vaseddevi varṣāṇāmayutatrayam

Pada waktu pagi, hendaklah dilakukan śrāddha dengan tertib menurut tatacara, lalu memuja Śiva sesuai upacara. Wahai Devī, dengan itu seseorang akan tinggal di alam Rudra selama tiga puluh ribu tahun.

prātaḥin the morning
prātaḥ:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprātaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: in the morning)
śrāddhamśrāddha rite
śrāddham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
prakurvītashould perform
prakurvīta:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः प्र-
vidhivatproperly; as prescribed
vidhivat:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvidhivat (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: according to rule)
pūjayetshould worship
pūjayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpūj (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद
śivamŚiva
śivam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन
rudralokein Rudra's world
rudraloke:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra-loka (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + लोक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन
vasetwould dwell
vaset:
Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvas (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद
deviO goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन
varṣāṇāmof years
varṣāṇām:
Sambandha (Measure/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन
ayutatrayamthree ayutas (thirty thousand)
ayutatrayam:
Karma (Extent/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootayuta-traya (प्रातिपदिक; अयुत + त्रय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced; the dialogue address 'devi' aligns with 'īśvara uvāca' nearby)

Tirtha: Trinetreśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī

Scene: At dawn after vigil, a devotee performs śrāddha: darbha grass, water libations, piṇḍa offerings; then turns to a Śiva-liṅga with flowers, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; a subtle vision of Rudraloka (radiant Śiva realm) appears above.

Ś
Śiva
D
Devī
R
Rudraloka
Ś
Śrāddha

FAQs

Dharma is upheld by honoring ancestors (śrāddha) and worshiping Śiva with correct procedure, yielding exalted post-mortem merit.

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred geography, within the Trinetreśvara-focused chapter.

Perform morning śrāddha and worship Śiva vidhivat (according to injunctions); the stated fruit is dwelling in Rudraloka for 30,000 years.