Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय पुनस्तं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । इहागत्य नरो यो मां पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः

Transliteration

sa tatheti pratijñāya punastaṃ vākyamabravīt | ihāgatya naro yo māṃ pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ

Translation

พระองค์ (ศิวะ) ทรงรับปากว่า “เป็นดังนั้นเถิด” แล้วตรัสอีกว่า “ผู้ใดมาที่นี่แล้วบูชาข้าด้วยภักติ…”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: so / thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-बोधक (quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having promised’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाक्यम्: speech / statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशबोधक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having come’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तितः: with devotion / out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case, Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (in sense of cause/manner)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, having granted the boon, proclaims a standing promise for future pilgrims: anyone who comes ‘here’ and worships with devotion will receive his favor; the scene widens to show pilgrims approaching the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra (implied by iha ‘here’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is made accessible through simple devotion: arriving at the sacred place and worshipping with bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ indicates the Prabhāsa Kṣetra locus of Aṅgāreśvara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Coming to the site and performing pūjā to Śiva with devotion (bhaktitaḥ).