Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 200

Devanagari script

गत्वा गिरौ वने वाऽपि यत्र सा प्राप्यते शिवा । पूज्या पुष्पैः शुभै रात्रौ कार्यं जागरणं नरैः

Transliteration

gatvā girau vane vā'pi yatra sā prāpyate śivā | pūjyā puṣpaiḥ śubhai rātrau kāryaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ naraiḥ

Translation

เมื่อไปยังภูเขาหรือแม้แต่ป่า ณ ที่ซึ่งพบพระศิวาอันเป็นมงคลนั้น พึงบูชาด้วยดอกไม้อันเป็นสิริมงคล และในยามราตรีชนทั้งหลายพึงทำการตื่นเฝ้า (ชาครณะ)

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• गिरौ: on a mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वने: in a forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb ‘where’)

• सा: she/that (goddess)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्यते: is obtained/attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• शिवा: Śivā (the Goddess)
• शिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्) → पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be worshipped)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to पुष्पैः)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृत्) → कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• जागरणम्: vigil
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (धातु) + अन (कृत्) → जागरण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरैः: by men (people)
• नरैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृ-करण (agent in passive construction)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Śivā-sannidhāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims reach a wooded hill sanctum where Śivā/Devī is felt; at night they offer fresh flowers and keep a reverent vigil under trees and stars.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śivā (sacred presence)
• mountain
• forest
• pūjā
• jāgaraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage, worship, and disciplined wakefulness offered with devotion transform a place into a living field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The location where the revered Śivā (the sacred tree/presence described earlier) is found—contextually, the Raivataka sacred tree-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to the sacred spot, perform pūjā with auspicious flowers, and observe night-long jāgaraṇa.