Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रभासे तु पुनश्चंद्र बाल्याप्रभृति संवसे । ब्रह्माण्डे यानि तीर्थानि ब्राह्मणास्तेषु ये स्मृताः

Transliteration

prabhāse tu punaścaṃdra bālyāprabhṛti saṃvase | brahmāṇḍe yāni tīrthāni brāhmaṇāsteṣu ye smṛtāḥ

Translation

أمّا في برابهاسا، يا تشاندرا (Candra)، فأنا أقيم منذ الطفولة فصاعدًا. وكلّ التيـرثات (tīrtha) التي تُذكر في أرجاء البراهماندا (brahmāṇḍa)—ومعها البراهمة (brāhmaṇa) المشهورون فيها—

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• चन्द्र: O Moon
• चन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• बाल्य-प्रभृति: from childhood onward
• बाल्य-प्रभृति: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थे (from ... onwards), क्रियाविशेषण

• संवसे: you dwell/live
• संवसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्माण्डे: in the universe (cosmic egg)
• ब्रह्माण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तेषु: in those (places)
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said
• स्मृताः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Soma (Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra is addressed in translation, but the Sanskrit continues addressing Nishānātha; treat as ongoing dialogue with a ‘Lord of Night’ addressee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic map-like vision: Prabhāsa in the foreground with the speaker dwelling from childhood; behind, a panorama of many tīrthas across the universe, with brāhmaṇas as luminous custodians of each site’s memory.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Candra (Soma)
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Tīrthas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is elevated as a pre-eminent seat of divine presence, linked with the broader Purāṇic vision of tīrthas and dharmic custodians (brāhmaṇas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, singled out as Soma’s enduring abode from childhood.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse sets up a comparative praise of Prabhāsa among all tīrthas.