Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

आदौ कृतयुगे देवि कीर्तितो भैरवेश्वरः । ततः सावर्णिमनुना सम्यगाराधितः प्रिये

Transliteration

ādau kṛtayuge devi kīrtito bhairaveśvaraḥ | tataḥ sāvarṇimanunā samyagārādhitaḥ priye

Translation

Thuở ban đầu, trong thời Kṛta Yuga, ôi Nữ Thần, Ngài được tán dương với danh hiệu Bhairaveśvara. Về sau, ôi người yêu dấu, Ngài được Sāvarṇi Manu phụng thờ đúng pháp.

Word by Word

• आदौ: at first; in the beginning
• आदौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूप (adverbial locative)

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta Yuga
• कृतयुगे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• कीर्तितः: was praised; was proclaimed
• कीर्तितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भैरवेश्वरः: Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time-sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence-marker/adverb)

• सावर्णिमनुना: by Sāvarṇi Manu
• सावर्णिमनुना: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; सावर्णिः स मनुः

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आराधितः: was worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (to Devī/Umā, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrative tableau: the speaker addresses Devī, revealing that in Kṛta-yuga the Prabhāsa deity was famed as Bhairaveśvara; a second vignette shows Sāvarṇi Manu performing orderly worship at the same liṅga, indicating deep time continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Bhairaveśvara
• Sāvarṇi Manu
• Kṛta Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred presence of Śiva in a tīrtha is timeless—honoured across yugas by exemplary rulers and sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the liṅga is praised with yuga-specific renown.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sincere ārādhana (proper worship) of the deity, exemplified by Sāvarṇi Manu.