Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

एवं विप्रा महादेवि पूज्याः सर्वत्र मानवैः । किं पुनः संजितात्मानो विशेषात्क्षेत्रवासिनः

Transliteration

evaṃ viprā mahādevi pūjyāḥ sarvatra mānavaiḥ | kiṃ punaḥ saṃjitātmāno viśeṣātkṣetravāsinaḥ

Translation

So, o Große Göttin, sollen Brāhmaṇas überall von den Menschen geehrt werden. Um wie viel mehr dann jene Selbstbeherrschten, die in diesem heiligen Kṣetra wohnen und besonderer Verehrung würdig sind.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• विप्राः: Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/passive participle sense “to be worshipped”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: “everywhere”)

• मानवैः: by men; by people
• मानवैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• किम्: what? (how much more?)
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative particle-like/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम (interrogative)

• पुनः: moreover; then
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्यवाचक (particle: “again; moreover”)

• संजितात्मानः: self-controlled; having conquered the self
• संजितात्मानः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संजित-आत्मन् (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक; √जि धातु + आत्मन्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभाव: “conquered-self”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विशेषात्: especially
• विशेषात्: Sambandha (Ablative of specification/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense “especially”)

• क्षेत्रवासिनः: residents of the sacred place (kṣetra)
• क्षेत्रवासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: “dwelling in the field/holy place”); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced, addressing Mahādevī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī / Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bowing to austere, self-controlled brāhmaṇas residing near Somnātha; the goddess addressed as Mahādevī listens to Skanda’s instruction; the kṣetra’s sacred aura is palpable.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Kṣetravāsin (resident of the sacred field)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect is due to brāhmaṇas everywhere, but those practicing self-mastery while living in a holy place deserve heightened honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, emphasized as a kṣetra where residence (vāsa) and discipline amplify sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is detailed; the practical instruction is enhanced reverence toward disciplined kṣetra-residents.