Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति तत्क्षेत्रं प्रभासमिति विश्रुतम् । निष्प्रभस्य प्रभा दत्ता प्रभासं तेन चोच्यते

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti tatkṣetraṃ prabhāsamiti viśrutam | niṣprabhasya prabhā dattā prabhāsaṃ tena cocyate

Translation

ومنذ ذلك الحين اشتهرت تلك البقعة المقدّسة باسم «برابهاسا». ولأنّ البهاء أُعطي لمن كان قد خلا من البهاء، سُمّيت لذلك «برابهاسا».

Word by Word

• ततः: from then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भकालवाचक (from then)

• प्रभृति: thenceforth
• प्रभृति: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरभ्य-अर्थे (thenceforth/from)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with क्षेत्रम्)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place, field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Pradhāna-nāmadheya (Predicate nominal/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; नाम (proper name as predicate)

• इति: thus, as
• इति: Nipāta (Quotation marker/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• विश्रुतम्: became renowned
• विश्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (well-known)

• निष्प्रभस्य: of the lusterless (one)
• निष्प्रभस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; विशेषण (of the lusterless one)

• प्रभा: radiance
• प्रभा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriyā (Implied passive predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (given)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Name as object of ‘called’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; नाम (as appellation)

• तेन: by that, therefore
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm concluding tableau: the coastal sacred region is shown under a bright moon, with an inscription-like emphasis on the name ‘Prabhāsa’, suggesting the land itself glowing with restored radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Candra (Soma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places preserve living memory of divine compassion; their very names encode spiritual history and blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, named for the restoration of radiance to Soma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it provides the tīrtha’s name-origin (nāma-māhātmya).