Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे मूलचंडीशाद्धनुषां च शतत्रये । आराध्य नारदो देवि भास्करं वारितस्करम् । जरा निर्मुक्तदेहस्तु तत्क्षणात्समपद्यत

Transliteration

paścime mūlacaṃḍīśāddhanuṣāṃ ca śatatraye | ārādhya nārado devi bhāskaraṃ vāritaskaram | jarā nirmuktadehastu tatkṣaṇātsamapadyata

Translation

مُول چنڈیش کے مغرب میں تین سو دھنش کے فاصلے پر، اے دیوی، نارَد نے بھاسکر (سورج دیوتا) کی آرادھنا کی—چوروں کو روکنے والے کی؛ اور اسی لمحے اس نے بڑھاپے سے پاک جسم پا لیا۔

Word by Word

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूलचंडीशात्: from (the shrine of) Mūla-Caṇḍīśa
• मूलचंडीशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + चण्डीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• धनुषाम्: of bows (as a measure)
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Measure relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• शतत्रये: at a distance of three hundred (bows)
• शतत्रये: Adhikarana (Measure-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगुसमासः (three hundreds)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (Gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वारितस्करम्: warder-off of thieves
• वारितस्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित + तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—वारितः तस्करः (one who wards off thieves)

• जरा: old age
• जरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्मुक्तदेहः: one whose body was freed (from it)
• निर्मुक्तदेहः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—निर्मुक्तः देहः यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle)

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately; at that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास, पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• समपद्यत: befell; came to pass; occurred
• समपद्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārada-Āditya (near Mūla-Caṇḍīśa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada stands in devotion before a radiant Bhāskara icon; rays emanate as a protective aura. A subtle motif of thieves repelled (shadowy figures retreating) contrasts with Nārada’s rejuvenated, youthful form.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Mūla-Caṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused worship of Sūrya at a sanctified spot is portrayed as immediately transformative, removing deep-seated afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nārada-Āditya locale west of Mūla-Caṇḍīśa in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, linked with Bhāskara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (devotional worship) of Bhāskara/Sūrya at the specified location.