Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

एषामेव परीवर्तो नाम्नां भावि पुनःपुनः । परार्द्धद्वयपर्यंतं प्रभासे संस्थितस्य मे

Transliteration

eṣāmeva parīvarto nāmnāṃ bhāvi punaḥpunaḥ | parārddhadvayaparyaṃtaṃ prabhāse saṃsthitasya me

Translation

So wird dieser Wechsel meiner Namen immer wiederkehren, bis zwei Parārdhas vollendet sind—solange ich in Prabhāsa gegründet bleibe.

Word by Word

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• परीवर्तः: cycle/recurrence
• परीवर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + वृत् (धातु) → परीवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम्नाम्: of the names
• नाम्नाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भावि: is to occur/will happen
• भावि: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) → भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भविष्यत्/भवितव्य)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), पुनरुक्ति

• परार्द्ध-द्वय-पर्यन्तम्: up to two parārdhas
• परार्द्ध-द्वय-पर्यन्तम्: Kriya-vishesana (Limit/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परार्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थे (up to ...), क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संस्थितस्य: of (me) who is stationed
• संस्थितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘संस्थित’; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (my/of me)

Speaker

Soma (Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene image of the Prabhāsa liṅga anchored like a cosmic axis, with a vast time-scroll (parārdha) unfurling behind, showing repeating name-cycles as concentric rings.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Parārdha
• Kalpa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is portrayed as enduring beyond ordinary time; cosmic cycles may turn, but the tīrtha’s sanctity and divine presence remain continuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the speaker remains ‘saṃsthita’ (firmly established).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes the longevity of Prabhāsa’s sacred status through vast cosmic durations.