Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सिद्ध रत्नाकरं नाम समुद्रावरणं तथा । धर्माकारं कलाधारं शिवगर्भगृहं तथा

Transliteration

siddha ratnākaraṃ nāma samudrāvaraṇaṃ tathā | dharmākāraṃ kalādhāraṃ śivagarbhagṛhaṃ tathā

Translation

Es ist auch bekannt als Siddha-ratnākara und als Samudrāvaraṇa; als Dharmākāra und Kalādhāra; und ebenso als Śiva-garbha-gṛha.

Word by Word

• siddha: accomplished/perfected
• siddha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनानुरूप विशेषण-प्रयोगः (as qualifier to following noun)

• ratnākaram: mine/treasury of jewels
• ratnākaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (रत्नानाम् आकरः)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle meaning 'by name/indeed')

• samudra-āvaraṇam: encircled by the ocean / ocean-enclosure
• samudra-āvaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (समुद्रस्य आवरणम्)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• dharma-ākāram: embodiment/form of dharma
• dharma-ākāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य आकारः)

• kalā-dhāram: supporter/bearer of arts
• kalā-dhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (कलानां धारः/धारकः)

• śiva-garbha-gṛham: Śiva’s sanctum (womb-chamber)
• śiva-garbha-gṛham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य गर्भगृहम्)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'also')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (epithets: Siddha-ratnākara, Samudrāvaraṇa, Dharmākāra, Kalādhāra, Śiva-garbha-gṛha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Same addressed beloved/ देवी implied in the sequence

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred city encircled by the sea; above it, siddhas appear like gems in a radiant ocean; at the center, a stylized garbhagṛha glowing with Śiva-tattva, with dharma as a geometric foundation and kalās as orbiting motifs (music, dance, mantra).

Characters & Entities

• Siddha-ratnākara
• Samudrāvaraṇa
• Dharmākāra
• Kalādhāra
• Śiva-garbha-gṛha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic place-names encode theology: the kṣetra is portrayed as ocean-bounded, dharma-shaped, and inwardly Śiva-centered.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through its alternative epithets and sacred titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on nāma-kīrtana and the sanctifying remembrance of the kṣetra’s titles.