Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततः कृतं तपश्चोग्रं समाराध्य महेश्वरम् । अन्योऽप्येवं नरो यस्तु तं समाराधयिष्यति

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛtaṃ tapaścograṃ samārādhya maheśvaram | anyo'pyevaṃ naro yastu taṃ samārādhayiṣyati

Translation

Kemudian, setelah melakukan tapa yang amat keras dan memujuk serta memuliakan Maheśvara dengan sewajarnya; demikian juga sesiapa jua yang menyembah-Nya dengan cara ini—

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Karma (Predicate/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उग्रम्: severe
• उग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तपः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• समाराध्य: having worshipped
• समाराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), क्रियाविशेषणभाव

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis particle)

• तम्: him/that (Lord)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेतसर्वनाम (correlative pronoun)

• समाराधयिष्यति: will worship
• समाराधयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs ugra tapas near the shrine—matted hair, simple cloth, seated in meditation before a liṅga—while Maheśvara’s presence is suggested as a luminous form above the liṅga. The scene implies that any pilgrim can attain similar grace through the same discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Tapas
• Gautameśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa universalizes the example: what a famed devotee attained through tapas and worship is available to others who follow the same path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gautameśvara context within Prabhāsa Kṣetra continues as the implied setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) combined with samārādhana (proper propitiation/worship) of Śiva.