Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सहस्रपत्रकमलैरंकितैः सुरपूजितैः । पूजितैर्गणरुद्रैश्च ब्रह्मविष्विंद्रवंदितैः

Transliteration

sahasrapatrakamalairaṃkitaiḥ surapūjitaiḥ | pūjitairgaṇarudraiśca brahmaviṣviṃdravaṃditaiḥ

Translation

ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਕਮਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਅੰਕਿਤ, ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੂਜਿਤ; ਗਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਭੀ ਪੂਜਿਤ, ਅਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ, ਵਿਸ਼ਨੁ ਤੇ ਇੰਦਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵੰਦਿਤ।

Word by Word

• सहस्र: thousand
• सहस्र: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (numeral stem)

• पत्र: petal/leaf
• पत्र: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Neuter stem)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• अङ्कितैः: marked/inscribed
• अङ्कितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्क् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural; qualifying कमलैः)

• सुर: gods
• सुर: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• पूजितैः: worshipped by/with (those) worshipped
• पूजितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural)

• पूजितैः: worshipped by
• पूजितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural)

• गण: troop/host
• गण: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• रुद्रैः: by the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

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

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• इन्द्र: Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• वन्दितैः: praised/saluted by
• वन्दितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred expanse patterned with thousand-petalled lotuses; devas in orderly rows offering flowers and lamps; gaṇas and rudras performing vigorous yet reverent worship; above them Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Indra in a triad of praise.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gaṇas
• Rudras
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is validated by divine consensus—when gods and great cosmic powers revere it, human pilgrimage there becomes a direct entry into sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, depicted as honored by devas and the highest deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā/vandana) is implied through the description, but no specific procedure is detailed.