Previous Verse
Next Verse

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

क्षेत्रस्य मध्ये यद्देवि मम गर्भगृहं स्मृतम् । तस्य नामानि ते देवि कथितान्यनुपूर्वशः

kṣetrasya madhye yaddevi mama garbhagṛhaṃ smṛtam | tasya nāmāni te devi kathitānyanupūrvaśaḥ

يا ديفي، في وسط هذا الحقل المقدّس يوجد ما يُتذكَّر على أنه «غَرْبَهْغْرِهَا» خاصّتي، أي الحرم الباطن. يا ديفي، لقد قِيلت لك أسماؤه على الترتيب.

kṣetrasyaof the sacred field/region
kṣetrasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
madhyein the middle
madhye:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
yatwhich
yat:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम
deviO goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
garbha-gṛhamsanctum (inner shrine)
garbha-gṛham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgarbha (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (garbhasya gṛham)
smṛtamis known/called
smṛtam:
Kriya (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootsmṛ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (is called/remembered)
tasyaof that
tasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
nāmāninames
nāmāni:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन
teto you
te:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
deviO goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
kathitānihave been told
kathitāni:
Kriya (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootkath (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (nāmāni) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
anupūrvaśaḥin order, sequentially
anupūrvaśaḥ:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanupūrvaśaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'in due order/serially')

Śiva

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra garbhagṛha (central sanctum)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī

Scene: A direct view into the dim, lamp-lit garbhagṛha at the kṣetra’s center; the deity’s presence is suggested by a radiant core, while the previously named zones appear as concentric corridors leading inward.

D
Devī
G
Garbhagṛha
P
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

The holiness of Prabhāsa is centered on the divine sanctum, and knowing its names is treated as a structured, meaningful act of devotion.

The central garbhagṛha located in the heart of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

Implicit prescription: learning/reciting the sanctum’s names in proper order as a devotional practice.