Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सुकन्यया महारण्ये क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्विजहार सः । तस्यैतद्देवि संयुक्तं च्यवनेश्वरनामभृत्

Transliteration

sukanyayā mahāraṇye kṣetre'sminvijahāra saḥ | tasyaitaddevi saṃyuktaṃ cyavaneśvaranāmabhṛt

Translation

Zusammen mit Sukanyā verweilte er voll Freude in diesem heiligen Kṣetra mitten im großen Wald. Darum, o Devī, wurde dieser Ort mit ihm verbunden und erhielt den Namen „Cyavaneśvara“.

Word by Word

• सुकन्यया: with Sukanyā
• सुकन्यया: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular feminine

• महारण्ये: in the great forest
• महारण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; Locative singular neuter

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular neuter

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

• विजहार: he sported/dwelt happily
• विजहार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative singular masculine

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular masculine/neuter

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nom/Acc singular neuter

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular feminine

• संयुक्तम्: connected, associated
• संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √युज् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nom/Acc singular neuter

• च्यवनेश्वरनामभृत्: (the one) bearing the name ‘Cyavaneśvara’
• च्यवनेश्वरनामभृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन-ईश्वर-नाम-भृत् (प्रातिपदिक; √भृ (धातु) → भृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नाम्नः भृत् = ‘bearing the name’); Nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Narrator (within Īśvara–Devī dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cyavaneśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cyavana and Sukanyā dwell joyfully in a vast sacred forest of Prabhāsa; the place is consecrated and named Cyavaneśvara, suggesting a liṅga shrine emerging amid trees.

Characters & Entities

• Sukanyā
• Cyavana
• Cyavaneśvara
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places gain sanctity through the presence and tapas of realized beings, transforming geography into tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cyavaneśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra—named from Cyavana’s association with the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; it explains the sthala-name and sanctifying association.