Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि पुष्पा ध्यायमनुत्तमम् । येन चार्कस्थले देवि शीघ्रं तुष्यति पूजितः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi puṣpā dhyāyamanuttamam | yena cārkasthale devi śīghraṃ tuṣyati pūjitaḥ

Translation

ایشور نے کہا: اے دیوی، سنو؛ میں پھولوں کے بارے میں بے مثال باب بیان کرتا ہوں، جس کے ذریعہ، اے دیوی، ارک کے مقدس مقام میں پوجا کیے جانے پر سورج دیوتا جلد راضی ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• puṣpa-dhyāyam: meditation (selection) of flowers
• puṣpa-dhyāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (puṣpāṇāṃ dhyāyaḥ)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• arka-sthale: at the Sun’s place/temple-site
• arka-sthale: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (arkasya sthalam); देशाधिकरण

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

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghram (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (manner/time: 'quickly')

• tuṣyati: is pleased
• tuṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अकर्मक

• pūjitaḥ: when worshipped / worshipped (one)
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विशेषण (describing the deity)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arka-sthala (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara begins a formal instruction: a teaching posture, right hand in vyākhyāna-mudrā, Devī attentive; behind them a stylized solar emblem marks Arka-sthala, with garlands and ritual trays ready.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Arka (Sūrya)
• Arkasthala (Sun’s sacred place)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correct ritual knowledge (vidhi) supports devotion; appropriate offerings hasten divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sun-worship is portrayed as especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A promised instruction on flower-offerings (puṣpa-upacāra) for pleasing the Sun quickly.