Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

युष्माभिस्तत्र गन्तव्यं यत्र देवः सनातनः । युष्मान्सर्वान्समादाय गमिष्यामि भवालयम्

Transliteration

yuṣmābhistatra gantavyaṃ yatra devaḥ sanātanaḥ | yuṣmānsarvānsamādāya gamiṣyāmi bhavālayam

Translation

„Ihr müsst dorthin gehen, wo der Ewige Gott weilt. Euch alle zusammennehmend, werde ich euch zur Wohnstatt Bhavas (Śivas) führen.“

Word by Word

• yuṣmābhiḥ: by you; you (pl.)
• yuṣmābhiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• gantavyam: must go; is to be gone
• gantavyam: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) → gantavya (कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) — विधेय/कर्तव्यता “is to be gone/should go”

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक (relative adverb)

• devaḥ: the god; the Lord
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yuṣmān: you (pl.)
• yuṣmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (yuṣmān इति विशेष्य)

• samādāya: having taken along
• samādāya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Absolutive/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — “having taken along/gathered”

• gamiṣyāmi: I will go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhavālayam: to Bhava’s abode (Śiva’s dwelling)
• bhavālayam: Karma (Goal/कर्म as destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः— “Bhava (Śiva)” + “abode”

Speaker

Nandikeśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhava-ālaya (Śiva’s abode; Kailāsa implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader-figure addresses a group, pointing toward the divine destination—an unseen, radiant ‘Bhava-ālaya’ beyond the horizon; the group prepares to depart from a sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Nandikeśvara
• Sanātana Deva (Śiva)
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Ascetics/Sages (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Lord calls, one should respond promptly and collectively; sacred movement toward Śiva is itself dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, while pointing toward Śiva’s own abode (Bhavālaya/Kailāsa context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to go (gamanam) to the Lord’s presence; no specific vow or offering is detailed.