Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रातः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत विधिवत्पूजयेच्छिवम् । रुद्रलोके वसेद्देवि वर्षाणामयुतत्रयम्

Transliteration

prātaḥ śrāddhaṃ prakurvīta vidhivatpūjayecchivam | rudraloke vaseddevi varṣāṇāmayutatrayam

Translation

ยามเช้า พึงประกอบศราทธะให้ถูกต้องตามพิธี และบูชาพระศิวะตามครรลองแห่งวัตรพิธี ข้าแต่เทวี แล้วผู้นั้นย่อมพำนักในโลกแห่งรุทระเป็นเวลาสามหมื่นปี

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: in the morning)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• vidhivat: properly; as prescribed
• vidhivat: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: according to rule)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• rudraloke: in Rudra's world
• rudraloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra-loka (प्रातिपदिक; रुद्र + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• vaset: would dwell
• vaset: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• varṣāṇām: of years
• varṣāṇām: Sambandha (Measure/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• ayutatrayam: three ayutas (thirty thousand)
• ayutatrayam: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta-traya (प्रातिपदिक; अयुत + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (measure)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced; the dialogue address 'devi' aligns with 'īśvara uvāca' nearby)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trinetreśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn after vigil, a devotee performs śrāddha: darbha grass, water libations, piṇḍa offerings; then turns to a Śiva-liṅga with flowers, bilva leaves, incense, and lamps; a subtle vision of Rudraloka (radiant Śiva realm) appears above.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Rudraloka
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by honoring ancestors (śrāddha) and worshiping Śiva with correct procedure, yielding exalted post-mortem merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred geography, within the Trinetreśvara-focused chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform morning śrāddha and worship Śiva vidhivat (according to injunctions); the stated fruit is dwelling in Rudraloka for 30,000 years.