Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिव्यगन्ध सुगन्धाद्यैः स्वर्गस्थानमिवाभवत् । चतुर्दशविधस्तत्र भूतग्रामः समागतः

Transliteration

divyagandha sugandhādyaiḥ svargasthānamivābhavat | caturdaśavidhastatra bhūtagrāmaḥ samāgataḥ

Translation

Durch göttliche Düfte und süße Wohlgerüche und dergleichen wurde es gleichsam zu einem Himmelsreich. Dort versammelte sich die Schar der Wesen—von vierzehn Arten—an einem Ort.

Word by Word

• दिव्यगन्ध: divinely fragrant
• दिव्यगन्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दिव्यः गन्धः यस्य/यत्र)

• सुगन्धाद्यैः: with sweet fragrances and the like
• सुगन्धाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-गन्ध-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; सुगन्ध + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुगन्धाः आदयः येषां तैः)

• स्वर्गस्थानम्: the abode of heaven
• स्वर्गस्थानम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य स्थानम्)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—भू (1P)

• चतुर्दशविधः: of fourteen kinds
• चतुर्दशविधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश-विध (प्रातिपदिक; चतुर्दश + विध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चतुर्दश प्रकाराः यस्य)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• भूतग्रामः: the assemblage of beings
• भूतग्रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत-ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां ग्रामः/समूहः)

• समागतः: assembled/arrived
• समागतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातुः—गम् (1P) उपसर्गौ—सम्, आ

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prabhāsa-kṣetra suffused with celestial perfumes; luminous air, flowering groves, and a vast assembly of beings from earth and heaven converging toward the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Bhūtagrāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place, enlivened by dharmic rites, transforms perception itself—earth can appear as heaven when sanctified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, described as heaven-like due to its sanctity and ritual energy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific injunction is added here; the verse emphasizes the auspicious environment and the vast assembly drawn to the consecrated rite.