Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

ततः केदारनामानं भीमेश्वरमतःपरम् । भैरवेश्वरनामानं चण्डीश्वरमतः परम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kedāranāmānaṃ bhīmeśvaramataḥparam | bhairaveśvaranāmānaṃ caṇḍīśvaramataḥ param

Translation

اس کے بعد کیدار نام والے شِو کی پوجا کرے، پھر بھیمیشور کی۔ اس کے بعد بھیرَوِیشور نام والے، اور پھر چنڈیشور کی عبادت کرے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• केदारनामानम्: (the deity) named Kedāra
• केदारनामानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (केदार-नाम)

• भीमेश्वरम्: Bhīmeśvara
• भीमेश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भीमस्य ईश्वरः)

• अतः: thereafter/then
• अतः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• भैरवेश्वरनामानम्: (the deity) named Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरनामानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भैरवेश्वर-नाम)

• चण्डीश्वरम्: Caṇḍīśvara
• चण्डीश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चण्ड्याः ईश्वरः)

• अतः: thereafter
• अतः: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• परम्: next
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raudrī-yātrā (segment within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands moves from one liṅga-shrine to the next in Prabhāsa, each sanctum marked by its distinct name—Kedāra, Bhīmeśvara, Bhairaveśvara, Caṇḍīśvara—amid coastal light and temple lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra
• Bhīmeśvara
• Bhairaveśvara
• Caṇḍīśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped as a devotional sequence—moving from shrine to shrine deepens śraddhā and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra network of Śaiva shrines: Kedāra, Bhīmeśvara, Bhairaveśvara, and Caṇḍīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed order of worship/visitation: Kedāra → Bhīmeśvara → Bhairaveśvara → Caṇḍīśvara.