Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

संवत्सराण्यनेकानि एवमाराध्य चेश्वरम् । संप्राप्तं परमां सिद्धिं क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके शुभे

Transliteration

saṃvatsarāṇyanekāni evamārādhya ceśvaram | saṃprāptaṃ paramāṃ siddhiṃ kṣetre prābhāsike śubhe

Translation

وهكذا، بعد عبادة الرب على هذا النحو سنين كثيرة، يُنال في الحقل المقدّس المبارك «برابهاسا» أسمى السِّدهي، أي الكمال الروحي الأعلى.

Word by Word

• saṃvatsarāṇi: years
• saṃvatsarāṇi: Karma (Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; काल-परिमाण (duration as object/extent)

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying saṃvatsarāṇi)

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ārādhya: having worshipped/propitiated
• ārādhya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (object of ārādhya)

• saṃprāptam: attained
• saṃprāptam: Kriya (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate: ‘was attained’)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying siddhim)

• siddhim: accomplishment/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म/फल (result attained)

• kṣetre: in the sacred field
• kṣetre: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• prābhāsike: of Prabhāsa
• prābhāsike: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prābhāsika (प्रातिपदिक; from prabhāsa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kṣetre)

• śubhe: auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kṣetre)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A time-lapse style devotional tableau: the same worshipper returning year after year to a Prabhāsa shrine, offering bilva leaves and water to a liṅga; the kṣetra’s aura brightens, culminating in a radiant siddhi moment (light, halo, divine presence).

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, long-term devotion and worship of Īśvara culminates in supreme spiritual attainment, especially when performed in a sanctified tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred region of Prabhāsa), praised as an auspicious field for attaining siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained ārādhana (worship/propitiation) of Īśvara over many years; the exact ritual details are not specified in this verse.