Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सर्वस्मादधिकं ये न प्रवदन्ति पिनाकिनम् । साधारणं वदंत्येनं तत्र भूतैः समाविश

Transliteration

sarvasmādadhikaṃ ye na pravadanti pinākinam | sādhāraṇaṃ vadaṃtyenaṃ tatra bhūtaiḥ samāviśa

Translation

جو لوگ پیناکین شِو کو سب سے برتر نہیں مانتے اور اسے محض ‘عام’ کہتے ہیں، وہ بھوتوں کے ساتھ وہاں داخل ہوتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• sarvasmāt: than all (others)
• sarvasmāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• adhikam: more, superior
• adhikam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative: 'more')

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• pravadanti: declare/say
• pravadanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• pinākinam: Pinākin (Śiva)
• pinākinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• sādhāraṇam: common, ordinary
• sādhāraṇam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (enam इति)

• vadanti: say/call
• vadanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• bhūtaiḥ: with spirits/beings
• bhūtaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• samāviśa: enter/possess (join)
• samāviśa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (Kumāra) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee proclaims Pinākin’s greatness before Somnātha; in contrast, a skeptic speaks dismissively and is shown surrounded by bhūtas clinging to him like shadows, illustrating the consequence of nindā.

Characters & Entities

• Pinākin
• Śiva
• Bhūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward Śiva is treated as spiritually ruinous; devotion and right reverence are protective dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, a major Śaiva sacred landscape in the Skanda Purana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes theological attitude—proclaiming Śiva’s supremacy and honoring him.