Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

भूषयित्वा तथाऽचार्य्यं होमं तत्रैव कारयेत् । बलिकर्मावसाने च रात्रौ तत्रैव जागृयात्

Transliteration

bhūṣayitvā tathā'cāryyaṃ homaṃ tatraiva kārayet | balikarmāvasāne ca rātrau tatraiva jāgṛyāt

Translation

先如法恭敬并庄严阿阇梨（ācārya），当即于彼处举行火供（homa）；待供献（bali）诸仪毕，夜间亦当在彼处通宵守夜。

Word by Word

• भूषयित्वा: having adorned
• भूषयित्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘भूषयित्वा’ = अलङ्कृत्य (having adorned)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — ‘एवम्/तद्वत्’

• आचार्यम्: the teacher
• आचार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• होमम्: the fire-offering (homa)
• होमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — अवधारणार्थक

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should perform (by arranging)
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) — ‘कारयेत्’ = ‘करयेत्/करवयेत्’

• बलिकर्मावसाने: at the conclusion of the bali-rite
• बलिकर्मावसाने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘बलिकर्मणः अवसाने’

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

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

• जागृयात्: should keep vigil / stay awake
• जागृयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जागृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gandharva (addressed: ‘O Gandharva’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decorated ācārya sits near a homa-kuṇḍa; flames rise as offerings are poured; bali offerings are placed at the periphery; as night deepens, devotees remain awake with lamps, chanting before Someśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Ācārya
• Homa
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is sustained by respecting the ritual teacher and completing worship with disciplined observances like homa and night vigil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the sacred setting for Someśvara-related vrata and worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Honor the ācārya, perform homa, complete bali rites, and observe night-long jāgaraṇa at the worship स्थल.