Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

अत्र सिद्धिश्च मुक्तिश्च ब्राह्मणानां न संशयः । अनेनैव शरीरेण षड्भिर्मासस्तु सिद्ध्यति

Transliteration

atra siddhiśca muktiśca brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | anenaiva śarīreṇa ṣaḍbhirmāsastu siddhyati

Translation

هنا، للبراهمة، يتحقق اليقين في نيل السِّدهي (التحقق) والمُكتي (التحرر)، بلا شك. حقًّا، بهذا الجسد نفسه يتمّ الإنجاز خلال ستة أشهر.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — adverb of place

• सिद्धिः: attainment, success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Co-subject/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — genitive plural

• न: no, not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — negation particle

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular (‘by/with this’)

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — emphatic particle

• शरीरेण: with (this) body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• षड्भिः: by six
• षड्भिः: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — instrumental plural; संख्या-विशेषण

• मासः: months
• मासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular (collective sense with numeral)

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — contrast/emphasis

• सिद्ध्यति: is accomplished, is attained
• सिद्ध्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — becomes accomplished; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Śiva (inferred continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextually within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Prabhāsa sacred precinct: brāhmaṇas and pilgrims performing dawn rites, a liṅga-shrine in the background, the sense of time-bound sādhana culminating in ‘six months’ of disciplined worship.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra is portrayed as a direct path where disciplined practice yields swift spiritual fruit, culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a place granting siddhi and mokṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A time-bound discipline is implied: sincere observance leading to accomplishment in six months.