Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

आराधयंतु ते सर्वे क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्संस्थिता विभो । स्वकीयायुःप्रमाणेन ब्रह्मणः प्रलयादनु

Transliteration

ārādhayaṃtu te sarve kṣetre'sminsaṃsthitā vibho | svakīyāyuḥpramāṇena brahmaṇaḥ pralayādanu

Translation

Nguyện cho tất cả họ, an trú trong thánh địa này, thờ phụng Ngài, bạch Đấng Tự Tại—mỗi vị theo đúng lượng thọ mạng của mình—cho đến cuộc tan hoại (pralaya) vào cuối kiếp Brahmā.

Word by Word

• ārādhayantu: let (them) worship
• ārādhayantu: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (plural)

• kṣetre: in the sacred field
• kṣetre: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन (singular)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन (singular)

• saṃsthitāḥ: situated, abiding
• saṃsthitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन (plural)

• vibho: O Lord
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• svakīya-āyuḥ-pramāṇena: by the measure of their own lifespan
• svakīya-āyuḥ-pramāṇena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svakīya (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā / of Brahman
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (singular)

• pralayāt: from the dissolution
• pralayāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pralaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन (singular)

• anu: after, following
• anu: Upapada/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्गार्थे (postposition-like: 'after, following')

Speaker

Candra (Soma, the Moon-god)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Vibhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A long temporal panorama: devotees in successive eras worshiping at the same Prabhāsa shrine; the scene subtly transitions from one age to another, ending in a distant vision of pralaya while the liṅga’s radiance remains.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Śiva (Vibhu/Deveśa)
• Brahmā
• Pralaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-devotion is steady and lifelong, and its significance is framed on a cosmic scale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the beloved field of Śiva (Somnātha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General prescription of ārādhana (worship/propitiation) while residing in the kṣetra; no specific method is detailed.