Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

शक्रेणाथ कुबेरेण यमेन वरुणेन च । ऊचुश्चैव ततो देवा लिंगं संपूज्य भक्तितः

Transliteration

śakreṇātha kubereṇa yamena varuṇena ca | ūcuścaiva tato devā liṃgaṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, cùng với Śakra (Indra), Kubera, Yama và Varuṇa, chư thiên—sau khi chí thành lễ bái liṅga—liền nói như sau.

Word by Word

• śakreṇa: by Śakra (Indra)
• śakreṇa: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• atha: and/then
• atha: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रम (and/then)

• kubereṇa: by Kubera
• kubereṇa: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• yamena: by Yama
• yamena: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• varuṇena: by Varuṇa
• varuṇena: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• ūcuḥ: they said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having worshipped’

• bhaktitaḥ: with devotion
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/Manner/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); हेतुवाचक (from/with devotion; ‘devoutly’)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing the devas’ declaration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-liṅga (Prabhāseśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, Kubera, Yama, and Varuṇa join the circle of gods around the liṅga; after completing worship with folded hands, they begin a formal proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Kubera
• Yama
• Varuṇa
• Devas
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is universal—celestial powers themselves approach the sacred with devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra by context, as the scene of the liṅga worship and ensuing declaration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃpūjā—complete/wholehearted worship of the liṅga with devotion.