Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे मूलचंडीशाद्धनुषां च शतत्रये । आराध्य नारदो देवि भास्करं वारितस्करम् । जरा निर्मुक्तदेहस्तु तत्क्षणात्समपद्यत

Transliteration

paścime mūlacaṃḍīśāddhanuṣāṃ ca śatatraye | ārādhya nārado devi bhāskaraṃ vāritaskaram | jarā nirmuktadehastu tatkṣaṇātsamapadyata

Translation

Di sebelah barat Mūla-Caṇḍīśa, pada jarak tiga ratus panjang busur, wahai Dewi, Nārada memuja Bhāskara (Dewa Surya), yang menghalau para pencuri; dan pada saat itu juga baginda memperoleh tubuh yang bebas daripada tua renta.

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूलचंडीशात्: from (the shrine of) Mūla-Caṇḍīśa
• मूलचंडीशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + चण्डीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• धनुषाम्: of bows (as a measure)
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Measure relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शतत्रये: at a distance of three hundred (bows)
• शतत्रये: Adhikarana (Measure-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगुसमासः (three hundreds)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (Gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वारितस्करम्: warder-off of thieves
• वारितस्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित + तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—वारितः तस्करः (one who wards off thieves)

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्मुक्तदेहः: one whose body was freed (from it)
• निर्मुक्तदेहः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—निर्मुक्तः देहः यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle)

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately; at that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास, पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• समपद्यत: befell; came to pass; occurred
• समपद्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-Āditya (near Mūla-Caṇḍīśa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada stands in devotion before a radiant Bhāskara icon; rays emanate as a protective aura. A subtle motif of thieves repelled (shadowy figures retreating) contrasts with Nārada’s rejuvenated, youthful form.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Mūla-Caṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused worship of Sūrya at a sanctified spot is portrayed as immediately transformative, removing deep-seated afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nārada-Āditya locale west of Mūla-Caṇḍīśa in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, linked with Bhāskara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (devotional worship) of Bhāskara/Sūrya at the specified location.