Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्प्राभासिकः सर्वो वर्ण्यते क्षेत्रविस्तरः । तीर्थानां चैव माहात्म्यं माहात्म्यं शंकरस्य च

Transliteration

asminprābhāsikaḥ sarvo varṇyate kṣetravistaraḥ | tīrthānāṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ māhātmyaṃ śaṃkarasya ca

Translation

In diesem Prābhāsika-Abschnitt wird die ganze Ausdehnung des heiligen Gebietes geschildert—samt der Größe seiner Tīrthas und auch der Größe Śaṅkaras (Śivas).

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्राभासिकः: Prābhāsika
• प्राभासिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राभासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (विस्तरः)

• सर्वः: entire
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (विस्तरः)

• वर्ण्यते: is described
• वर्ण्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रविस्तरः: the extent/description of the sacred region
• क्षेत्रविस्तरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य विस्तरः)

• तीर्थानाम्: of the tīrthas
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समुच्चित-वस्तु

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (overview)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born; addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator introduces the Prabhāsa section: a sweeping ‘map-like’ vision of the kṣetra with many tīrthas, while Śaṅkara’s presence presides over the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Tīrthas
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is not merely geography—its tīrthas and the presiding deity’s grace together form the path of merit and uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in general; the verse announces that its network of tīrthas will be glorified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription here; it sets the scope for upcoming tīrtha descriptions (typically involving snāna, dāna, and darśana).