Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

प्रभासे तु महादेवि ये स्थिता कृतनिश्चयाः । एकेन जन्मना तेषां मोक्षो नैवात्र संशयः

Transliteration

prabhāse tu mahādevi ye sthitā kṛtaniścayāḥ | ekena janmanā teṣāṃ mokṣo naivātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Doch, o Mahādevī, jene, die in Prabhāsa mit festem Entschluss verweilen: In nur einem Leben ist ihre Befreiung gewiss; daran besteht hier kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• स्थिताः: staying/abiding
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ye इत्यस्य)

• कृतनिश्चयाः: firmly resolved
• कृतनिश्चयाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु + क्त) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; (निश्चयः कृतः येषां/ये) ‘having made a resolve’

• एकेन: by one (single)
• एकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करणभाव (instrumental)

• जन्मना: by (a) birth; in one lifetime
• जन्मना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental: ‘within/through one birth’)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-रूपेण (predicate nominative)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Mahādevī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of resolute devotees residing in Prabhāsa, facing the Somnātha liṅga; above them a radiant gateway symbolizing mokṣa; the ‘one lifetime’ motif shown as a single lamp whose flame merges into vast light.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Mahādevī
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Firm resolve and abiding in a supremely holy kṣetra can accelerate spiritual fruition—Prabhāsa grants mokṣa even within one life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a mokṣa-kṣetra when approached with determination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is residence/abidance in Prabhāsa with steadfast resolve; no specific mantra or rite is named in this verse.