Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सुरेन्द्रसूर्याग्निधनेशरुद्रैः संपूज्यमानः शिवरूपधारी । सुरादिलोकान्प्रविमुच्य वेगाच्छिवालये तिष्ठति रुद्रभक्तः

Transliteration

surendrasūryāgnidhaneśarudraiḥ saṃpūjyamānaḥ śivarūpadhārī | surādilokānpravimucya vegācchivālaye tiṣṭhati rudrabhaktaḥ

Translation

Disembah dengan sempurna oleh Indra, Surya, Agni, Kubera dan Rudra; dengan menyandang rupa Śiva sendiri, sang bhakta Rudra itu segera melampaui alam-alam para dewa dan bersemayam di kediaman Śiva.

Word by Word

• सुरेन्द्रसूर्याग्निधनेशरुद्रैः: by Indra, the Sun, Agni, Kubera, and Rudra
• सुरेन्द्रसूर्याग्निधनेशरुद्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेन्द्र + सूर्य + अग्नि + धनेश + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Indra, Sun, Agni, Kubera, Rudra)

• संपूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• संपूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवरूपधारी: bearing the form of Śiva
• शिवरूपधारी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + रूप + धारिन् (धृ-धातु; णिनि-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (śivasya rūpam dhārī)

• सुरादिलोकान्: the worlds of gods and others
• सुरादिलोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + आदि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (surādayaḥ ye lokāḥ)

• प्रविमुच्य: having left/released
• प्रविमुच्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• वेगात्: swiftly/with speed
• वेगात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवालये: in Śiva’s abode/temple
• शिवालये: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (śivasya ālayaḥ)

• तिष्ठति: he stands/remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• रुद्रभक्तः: a devotee of Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + भक्त (भज्-धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (rudrasya bhaktaḥ)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (phalaśruti culmination)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Rudra-bhakta, radiant and Śiva-like, is honoured by Indra, Sūrya, Agni, Kubera, and Rudra; the devotee rises beyond the deva-worlds and reaches a luminous Śiva-abode with gaṇas and tridents.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Sūrya
• Agni
• Kubera
• Rudra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva devotion is portrayed as superior even to heavenly attainments, culminating in residence in Śiva’s abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promised fruit is tied to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes devotion to Rudra/Śiva; it describes the result rather than a new ritual step.