Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवत्युवाच । गच्छ प्राभासिकं क्षेत्रं यत्र संनिहितो हरः । तद्रक्ष मानुषाणां च यथा नायाति गोचरम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavatyuvāca | gaccha prābhāsikaṃ kṣetraṃ yatra saṃnihito haraḥ | tadrakṣa mānuṣāṇāṃ ca yathā nāyāti gocaram

Translation

قالت الإلهة المباركة: «اذهب إلى الحقل المقدّس البرابهاسيكي (Prābhāsika)، حيث يحضر هارا (شيفا). واحرسه من البشر لئلا يقع في متناولهم».

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवती: the revered Goddess
• श्रीभगवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भगवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘श्रीः एव भगवती’ (honorific epithet)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• प्राभासिकम्: of Prabhāsa
• प्राभासिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राभासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्—क्षेत्रम्

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

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place: where)

• संनिहितः: present/abiding
• संनिहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+नि+धा (धातु) → संनिहित (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that (place)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); निर्देश्य—क्षेत्रम्

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उद्देश्यवाचक-अव्यय (so that/as)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• आयाति: comes/approaches
• आयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• गोचरम्: range/sphere (of access)
• गोचरम्: Gati/Karma (Destination as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavatī (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prābhāsika-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess issues a firm command, pointing toward the western shore of Prabhāsa; a guardian figure prepares to depart, while a distant liṅga-shrine glows with Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavatī (Goddess)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces are protected by divine ordinance; access is framed as a matter of spiritual readiness and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prābhāsika kṣetra), the realm of Somanātha/Hara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it gives a protective directive concerning the kṣetra and human access.