Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एतत्स्थानं महादेवि विप्रेभ्यः प्राददां बलात् । सर्वसीमासमायुक्तं चंडीगणसुरक्षितम्

Transliteration

etatsthānaṃ mahādevi viprebhyaḥ prādadāṃ balāt | sarvasīmāsamāyuktaṃ caṃḍīgaṇasurakṣitam

Translation

O Mahādevī, diesen Ort habe ich den Brāhmaṇas mit Macht verliehen. Er ist mit allen Grenzen versehen und wird von den Scharen der Caṇḍī beschützt.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्राददाम्: I gave
• प्राददाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• बलात्: by force; forcibly
• बलात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (as cause/means)

• सर्वसीमासमायुक्तम्: endowed with all boundaries
• सर्वसीमासमायुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सीमा (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, सम्+युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण

• चण्डीगणसुरक्षितम्: protected by Caṇḍī’s attendants
• चण्डीगणसुरक्षितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + सुरक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, सम्+रक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata-sthāna (endowed precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims the grant of the elevated place to brāhmaṇas; boundary markers (sīmā-stambhas) encircle the land; fierce yet auspicious Caṇḍī-gaṇas stand guard with weapons and banners, while priests receive the endowment.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)
• Caṇḍī
• Caṇḍī-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra is upheld through dhārmic stewardship and divine protection; sacred boundaries and guardianship preserve sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Unnata-sthāna area within Prabhāsakṣetra, described as bounded and guarded by Caṇḍī’s hosts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it describes a dhārmic grant and the protective guardianship of the site.