Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एतैः समन्वितैश्चैव तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं स्थितः । शक्तिरूपधरैर्मन्त्रैर्योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितैः

Transliteration

etaiḥ samanvitaiścaiva tatra brahmā svayaṃ sthitaḥ | śaktirūpadharairmantrairyogaiśvaryasamanvitaiḥ

Translation

ومُتَّصفًا بكلّ ذلك، كان براهما نفسه قائمًا هناك—مصاحبًا بمانترا متجسّدة في صورة قوى (شاكتي)، ومُتَحَلِّيًا بسيادة منجزات اليوغا وعزّها.

Word by Word

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Pronoun, Instrumental, Plural)

• समन्वितैः: endowed/combined
• समन्वितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural; agreeing with एतैः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थ-अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• स्थितः: is situated/stands
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• शक्ति: power/energy
• शक्ति: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Feminine stem)

• रूप: form
• रूप: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Neuter stem)

• धरैः: by/with the bearers
• धरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु) + अच्/ण्वुल्-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तरि-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• योग: yoga
• योग: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• ऐश्वर्य: lordly power/prosperity
• ऐश्वर्य: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Neuter stem)

• समन्वितैः: endowed with
• समन्वितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural; qualifying मन्त्रैः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā seated in luminous stillness at Prabhāsa, surrounded by mantra-śaktis appearing as radiant feminine forms or syllabic flames; subtle yogic emblems—lotus-seat, aura, and siddhi-symbols—hovering like insignia.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Mantra
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are not merely geographic; they are fields of mantra-śakti where divine presences (like Brahmā) abide with yogic sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is shown as a divine assembly-ground where Brahmā and mantra-powers are present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction is given; the verse emphasizes the potency of mantras and yogic aiśvarya associated with the site.