Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तमेवाराधयेन्मनाक् । निर्विघ्नं क्षेत्रवासार्थं राजा वाऽश्वविवृद्धये

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena tamevārādhayenmanāk | nirvighnaṃ kṣetravāsārthaṃ rājā vā'śvavivṛddhaye

Translation

پس ہر طرح کی کوشش سے اسی کی آرادھنا کرنی چاہیے—خواہ تھوڑی ہی سہی—تاکہ مقدّس کھیتر میں رہائش بے رکاوٹ ہو؛ یا بادشاہ کے لیے گھوڑوں (اور سوار فوج) کی افزونی ہو۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (ablative: therefore/from that)

• sarvaprayatnena: with all effort
• sarvaprayatnena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental: by means of)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• ārādhayet: should worship/propitiate
• ārādhayet: Kriya (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• manāk: even a little
• manāk: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: manāk (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: a little)

• nirvighnam: free of obstacles
• nirvighnam: Prayojana (Purpose/result/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; (elliptic: ‘to make/for being’)

• kṣetravāsārtham: for the purpose of dwelling in the sacred field
• kṣetravāsārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra-vāsa-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• rājā: a king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विकल्पे (as an alternative subject)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: or)

• aśvavivṛddhaye: for the increase of horses
• aśvavivṛddhaye: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva-vivṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative: for)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra quarter-shrine near Sāvitrī (same as 160.2–3)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers a small pūjā at the shrine before entering the sacred precinct for residence; beside him a king performs grand worship, behind him a stable of strong horses symbolizing cavalry growth; obstacles depicted as fading shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Raivantaka
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even modest, sincere worship can remove impediments; dharma supports both pilgrims (kṣetra-vāsa) and rulers (kṣatra needs).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Raivantaka’s worship-site within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, linked to obstacle-free sacred residence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhanā (propitiatory worship) of Raivantaka, with stated fruits: nirvighna kṣetra-vāsa and aśva-vivṛddhi for kings.