Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

पद्मैश्च भक्तियुक्तेन सभार्येण विशेषतः । जाग्रत्स्थितस्तु देवाग्रे तां रात्रिं सह भार्यया

Transliteration

padmaiśca bhaktiyuktena sabhāryeṇa viśeṣataḥ | jāgratsthitastu devāgre tāṃ rātriṃ saha bhāryayā

Translation

اور کنول کے پھولوں سے—بھکتی سے بھر کر، خاص طور پر اپنی زوجہ کے ساتھ—میں دیوتا کے سامنے جاگتا رہا اور وہ رات اس کے ساتھ گزاری۔

Word by Word

• पद्मैः: with lotuses
• पद्मैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• भक्ति-युक्तेन: with devotion
• भक्ति-युक्तेन: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (endowed with devotion)

• स-भार्येण: together with (my) wife
• स-भार्येण: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘सह भार्यया’

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

• जाग्रत्-स्थितः: remaining awake
• जाग्रत्-स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाग्रत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (remaining awake/standing)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अनुक्रम (but/indeed)

• देव-अग्रे: before the deity
• देव-अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with रात्रिम्)

• रात्रिम्: night
• रात्रिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with)

• भार्यया: (my) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudreśa/Somnātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night scene in the temple: the couple sits or stands in vigil before the Śiva-liṅga, holding lotuses; rows of oil lamps illuminate pillars; priests and a few devotees chant softly; the sky outside is deep indigo.

Characters & Entities

• Deity (Śiva implied)
• Wife (bhāryā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion expressed through vigil and worship strengthens vrata and deepens surrender before the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (with the earlier Padmaka Tīrtha setting), where such worship and vigil are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Night-long vigil (jāgaraṇa) before the deity, supported by lotus worship and devotional intent.