Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा विधानतो देवि रुद्रेशं चार्चयिष्यति । सम्यक्केदारया त्रायाः फलं तस्य भविष्यति

Transliteration

snātvā vidhānato devi rudreśaṃ cārcayiṣyati | samyakkedārayā trāyāḥ phalaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati

Translation

女神啊，依仪轨沐浴之后，当礼敬供奉鲁德雷沙（Rudreśa）；如此，凯达拉（Kedāra）救护之恩（trā）的圆满果报，必归于彼。

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया; धातु: स्ना (स्नान)

• विधानतः: according to rule/ritually
• विधानतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• रुद्रेशम्: Rudreśa (Lord of Rudra/Śiva)
• रुद्रेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: रुद्रस्य ईशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अर्चयिष्यति: will worship
• अर्चयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• केदारया: by/through (the rite/place called) Kedārā
• केदारया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• त्रायाः: of protection/deliverance
• त्रायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma/Phala (फल/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rudreśa (with Padmaka Mahākuṇḍa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee emerges from the sacred waters, dripping, then approaches the Rudreśa liṅga with bilva leaves, flowers, incense; a subtle protective aura (trā) encircles the worshipper; the sea glints in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Rudreśa
• Kedāra
• Snāna
• Arcana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (snāna) followed by devotion (arcana) is the dharmic sequence that yields the protective grace associated with Kedāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rudreśa and Kedāra within Prabhāsakṣetra, linked through bathing and worship practices.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform vidhānataḥ snāna (ritual bathing as prescribed) and then worship (arcana) Rudreśa.