Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

भक्त्या चार्घ्यं प्रदास्यामि देवाय परमा त्मने । त्राहि मां पापिनं घोरं नमस्ते सुररूपिणे

Transliteration

bhaktyā cārghyaṃ pradāsyāmi devāya paramā tmane | trāhi māṃ pāpinaṃ ghoraṃ namaste surarūpiṇe

Translation

ଭକ୍ତିରେ ମୁଁ ଏହି ଅର୍ଘ୍ୟ ପରମାତ୍ମା ଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ପଣ କରିବି। ମୋତେ—ଘୋର ପାପୀକୁ—ରକ୍ଷା କର; ହେ ସୁରରୂପୀ, ତୁମକୁ ନମସ୍କାର।

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदास्यामि: I shall offer
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परमः आत्मा’

• त्राहि: protect (me)
• त्राहि: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापिनम्: sinful
• पापिनम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘माम्’)

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of ‘पापिनम्/माम्’)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Discourse/Salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable interjection); नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन; ‘to you/your’

• सुररूपिणे: to (you) of divine form
• सुररूपिणे: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सुरस्य रूपं यस्य’ (अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिसदृश, रूप-विशेषण)

Speaker

Ritual reciter/devotee (mantra-voice prescribed in the text)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Govinda-sannidhi at Gomatī/sea)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels at the water’s edge, offering ārghya with trembling devotion; above, a subtle vision of the divine form (sura-rūpin) appears—radiant yet compassionate—while the sea and river glow in morning light.

Characters & Entities

• Paramātman
• Deva
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual becomes transformative when joined with bhakti and humble confession, seeking divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā/Gomatī tīrtha setting where arghya is offered as part of pilgrimage practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A spoken prayer/mantra to accompany the offering of arghya to the Supreme Deity.