Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरनामानं सर्वे पूज्य यथाविधि । भृगुरत्रिस्तथा मंकिः कश्यपः कण्व एव च

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaranāmānaṃ sarve pūjya yathāvidhi | bhṛguratristathā maṃkiḥ kaśyapaḥ kaṇva eva ca

Translation

அவர்கள் அனைவரும் விதிமுறையின்படி ‘சங்காலேஸ்வரர்’ எனப் பெயர்பெற்ற இறைவனை வழிபட்டனர்—பிருகு, அத்ரி, மங்கி, கஷ்யபர், கண்வரும்.

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरनामानम्: the name ‘Saṅgāleśvara’
• संगालेश्वरनामानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'the name (called) Saṅgāleśvara' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: संगालेश्वरस्य नाम)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — 'all (sages)'

• पूज्य: having worshipped
• पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्रयोगार्थं (here used as absolutive sense) / better: ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (पूज्य = पूज् + य) as कृदन्त (gerund-like) — अव्ययार्थे 'having worshipped'

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rite
• यथाविधि: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'according to rule/rite'

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ऋषिनाम

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ऋषिनाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण) — 'and likewise'

• मंकिः: Maṅki
• मंकिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ऋषिनाम

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ऋषिनाम

• कण्वः: Kaṇva
• कण्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ऋषिनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphasis 'indeed/just'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — 'and'

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgāleśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal Prabhāsa shrine of Śiva as Saṅgāleśvara; venerable ṛṣis (Bhṛgu, Atri, Maṅki, Kaśyapa, Kaṇva) stand in a semicircle offering arghya, flowers, and bilva leaves before a radiant liṅga, with the sea-breeze and temple flags in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgāleśvara
• Bhṛgu
• Atri
• Maṅki
• Kaśyapa
• Kaṇva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship performed according to vidhi, especially by realized sages, becomes a model for restoring dharma and earning tīrtha-merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṅgāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra (connected with Mahodayā Mahātīrtha in the immediate context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yathāvidhi pūjā—formal worship according to prescribed procedure—of Saṅgāleśvara.