Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तत्क्षेत्रस्य प्रभावेन भक्त्या च मम नित्यशः । तेन ते मुनयः सिद्धाः स्वशरीरेण सुव्रताः

Transliteration

tatkṣetrasya prabhāvena bhaktyā ca mama nityaśaḥ | tena te munayaḥ siddhāḥ svaśarīreṇa suvratāḥ

Translation

Durch die mächtige geistige Wirkkraft jenes heiligen Kṣetra (Prabhāsa) und durch ihre stete Hingabe an Mich sind jene Weisen von edlem Gelübde vollendet worden und erlangten Siddhi in ihren eigenen Leibern.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (determinative use), एकवचन (compound member)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the field/holy place
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रभावेन: by the power/effect
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always/constantly)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सिद्धाः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धाः: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वशरीरेण: with their own body
• स्वशरीरेण: Karana (Means/with their own body)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य शरीरम्)

• सुव्रताः: of good vows/virtuous
• सुव्रताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of 'मुनयः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययपूर्वपद-कर्मधारयः (सु-व्रताः)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nandikeśa/Nandin

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary depiction of siddha-munis at Prabhāsa: ascetics radiant, steady in vow, their bodies suffused with spiritual power, with the sacred coastal kṣetra atmosphere around them.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• muni
• siddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctifying power, joined with steady devotion to Śiva, culminates in spiritual perfection (siddhi) and inner transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for its exceptional prabhāva (sacred potency).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes sustained bhakti (devotion) and the sanctity of residing/being in the kṣetra.