Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

शतसिंहासनाकीर्णं वेदिकाभिश्च शोभितम् । आसीनै रुद्रवृन्दैश्च रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः

Transliteration

śatasiṃhāsanākīrṇaṃ vedikābhiśca śobhitam | āsīnai rudravṛndaiśca rudrakanyākadambakaiḥ

Translation

وہ جگہ سینکڑوں تختوں سے بھری ہوئی اور ویدیکاؤں سے مزین تھی؛ اور وہاں بیٹھے ہوئے رُدروں کے جُھنڈ اور رُدر کنیاؤں کے گلدستے سے ہجوم تھا۔

Word by Word

• शतसिंहासनाकीर्णम्: filled with a hundred thrones
• शतसिंहासनाकीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक) + आकीर्ण (कृदन्त; √कॄ/कॄञ् (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘आकीर्ण’ = ‘आ-√कॄ’ (to scatter/fill) ; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘शतसिंहासनैः आकीर्णम्’ (filled with hundred thrones)

• वेदिकाभिः: with altars/platforms
• वेदिकाभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• आसीनैः: by/with those seated
• आसीनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त; √आस् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; वर्तमान/भूतभाववाचक कृदन्त (क्त) ‘seated’

• रुद्रवृन्दैः: with groups of Rudras
• रुद्रवृन्दैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वृन्द), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्राणां वृन्दैः’ (groups of Rudras)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः: with clusters of Rudra-maidens
• रुद्रकन्याकदम्बकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + कदम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (कदम्बक), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रकन्यानां कदम्बकैः’ (clusters/groups of Rudra-maidens)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast hall crowded with hundreds of thrones; multiple vedikās (altars) gleam; seated Rudra hosts fill the space, accompanied by groups of Rudra-kanyās, forming a celestial court around the unseen Śiva focus.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudragaṇa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a cosmic court: devotion aligns the worshipper with the divine order and Śiva’s retinue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as hosting Śiva’s Rudra-hosts in a grand sacred assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct vow is stated; the verse emphasizes the sanctified setting—altars, seats, and the presence of divine attendants.