Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ग्रहदोषास्तु ये केचिद्भूतदोषास्तथा परे । डाकिनीप्रेतवेताला राक्षसा ग्रहपूतनाः

Transliteration

grahadoṣāstu ye kecidbhūtadoṣāstathā pare | ḍākinīpretavetālā rākṣasā grahapūtanāḥ

Translation

مهما تكن الآفات الناشئة من عيوب الكواكب، ومهما تكن الشدائد الأخرى الآتية من الأرواح—الدّاكيني، والبريتا، والڤيتالا، والراكشسا، وقوى الاستيلاء مثل البوتانا—

Word by Word

• ग्रहदोषाः: planetary afflictions
• ग्रहदोषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—ग्रहस्य दोषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

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

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम (some)

• भूतदोषाः: spirit-related afflictions
• भूतदोषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—भूतस्य दोषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (likewise)

• परे: others
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• डाकिनीप्रेतवेतालाः: ḍākinīs, pretas, and vetālas
• डाकिनीप्रेतवेतालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाकिनी + प्रेत + वेताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ḍākinīś ca pretāś ca vetālāś ca)

• राक्षसाः: demons
• राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ग्रहपूतनाः: grahas and pūtanās
• ग्रहपूतनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह + पूतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (grahāś ca pūtanāś ca)

Speaker

Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: frame-dialogue listener (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of protective light emanates from the Prabhāsa-liṅga; shadowy forms labeled as grahas and spirits recoil—ḍākinīs, pretas, vetālas, rākṣasas—dispersed by mantra and lamp-flame.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Prabhāsa
• Ḍākinī
• Preta
• Vetāla
• Rākṣasa
• Pūtanā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya frames Prabhāsa as a refuge where both cosmic (planetary) and occult (spirit) afflictions lose their power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra, in connection with Śrī Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is Śiva-darśana at Someśvara; the detailed result is completed in the following verses.