Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

वयसोंते ततः सोऽपि प्रभासं क्षेत्रमागतः । निषिच्य स्वसुतं राज्ये नाम्ना ख्यातं महद्बलम्

Transliteration

vayasoṃte tataḥ so'pi prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgataḥ | niṣicya svasutaṃ rājye nāmnā khyātaṃ mahadbalam

Translation

ثم في أواخر عمره أتى هو أيضًا إلى الحقل المقدّس بربهاسا؛ وبعد أن نصّب ابنه على المُلك—المشهور بالاسم «مهابالا» ذو القوة العظيمة.

Word by Word

• वयसः: of age
• वयसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः इत्यर्थे (ablatival adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आगतः: having come/arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (active sense)

• निषिच्य: having installed/anointed
• निषिच्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• स्व-सुतम्: his own son
• स्व-सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य सुतः)

• राज्ये: in the kingdom (as king)
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ख्यातम्: renowned/called
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (प्रातिपदिक; √ख्या)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महत्-बलम्: (one of) great strength
• महत्-बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged royal figure arriving at Prabhāsa with a small retinue, having crowned/installed his son Mahābala; the father’s posture is calm, renunciant; the sea-temple horizon suggests final pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Vajra
• Mahābala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous succession and turning toward tīrtha at life’s end are upheld as dharmic—worldly duty completed, one seeks sacred ground.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, approached as a sanctifying destination at the end of life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A royal act is implied: niṣeka (anointing/installation) of the heir; no bathing or vow is specified in this verse.