Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पुनस्तासां पूजनायानुक्रमं क्रमतः शृणु । चतुर्दश तथा पंच पूर्वमुक्तानि यानि तु

Transliteration

punastāsāṃ pūjanāyānukramaṃ kramataḥ śṛṇu | caturdaśa tathā paṃca pūrvamuktāni yāni tu

Translation

پھر ان کی پوجا کا ترتیب وار طریقہ بھی سنو۔ وہ چودہ، اور اسی طرح وہ پانچ، جن کا پہلے ذکر ہوا تھا—

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (adverb)

• tāsām: of those (powers)
• tāsām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• pūjanāya: for worship
• pūjanāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• anukramam: the sequence
• anukramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anukrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kramataḥ: in order/stepwise
• kramataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśan (प्रातिपदिक; numeral)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (count used adjectivally); संख्याविशेषणम्

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकार (adverb: likewise)

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक; numeral)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• pūrvamuktāni: previously stated
• pūrvamuktāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva-ukta (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + उक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra shrine-circuit (Somnātha mandala)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressee instructed to ‘hear’ (śṛṇu) the sequence—pilgrim/recipient of vrata-vidhi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guide-like narration: a pilgrim-map of Prabhāsa showing grouped shrines—‘fourteen’ and ‘five’—as clusters around Somnātha, with arrows indicating the worship order.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Siddhaliṅgas
• Śaktis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage practice is strengthened by right order and mindful procedure, aligning devotion with sacred tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the worship-sequence for its sacred liṅgas and śaktis is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A step-by-step pūjā-krama (sequence) is introduced, referring to sets of fourteen and five previously mentioned items.