Shloka 45 - Adhyaya 105 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Arabic | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

प्रथमं श्वेतकल्पस्तु द्वितीयो नीललोहितः । वामदेवस्तृतीयस्तु ततो राथंतरोऽपरः

Transliteration

prathamaṃ śvetakalpastu dvitīyo nīlalohitaḥ | vāmadevastṛtīyastu tato rāthaṃtaro'paraḥ

Translation

الأول هو «شفيتا كَلْبَة» (Śveta Kalpa)، والثاني «نيلا-لوهيتا» (Nīla-lohita). والثالث «فاماديفا» (Vāmadeva)، ثم يأتي بعد ذلك آخر هو «راثَمْتَرا» (Rāthaṃtara).

Word by Word

प्रथमम्the first

श्वेतकल्पःŚvetakalpa (the ‘white’ kalpa)

तुindeed/and

द्वितीयःthe second

नीललोहितःNīlalohita (blue-and-red)

वामदेवःVāmadeva

तृतीयःthe third

तुindeed/and

ततःthereafter

राथंतरःRāthaṃtara

अपरःanother/next

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like panel showing four kalpa names inscribed on banners, each with a symbolic color/form: Śveta (white radiance), Nīla-lohita (blue-red Śaiva hue), Vāmadeva (benign Śiva aspect), Rāthaṃtara (chariot/chant motif), all orbiting a central time-wheel.

Characters & Entities

Śveta Kalpa

Nīla-lohita Kalpa

Vāmadeva Kalpa

Rāthaṃtara Kalpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It situates human history within recurring divine cycles, implying that dharma is renewed in each cosmic era.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the wider context; this verse lists Kalpa-names rather than describing a local rite or site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it enumerates Kalpas.