Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः । ज्ञानं चोत्पद्यते तत्र षण्मासाभ्यंतरेण तु

Transliteration

kālāgnirudrasāṃnidhye dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritāḥ | jñānaṃ cotpadyate tatra ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtareṇa tu

Translation

In der Nähe der Gegenwart Kālāgnirudras finden jene, die im Süden Zuflucht nehmen, dort innerhalb von sechs Monaten das Aufgehen der Erkenntnis.

Word by Word

• कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये: in the presence of Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालाग्निरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक; काल + अग्नि + रुद्र) + सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण; ‘in the proximity of Kālāgnirudra’

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दिशम्)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (आश्रिताः इत्यस्य)

• आश्रिताः: having resorted to
• आश्रिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (ये/ते implied)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (उत्पद्यते इत्यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्पद्यते: arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरेण: within six months
• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरेण: Karana (Time-measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + मास) + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कालपरिमाण (instrumental of time-span: ‘within six months’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Kālāgnirudra-sānnidhya, southern quarter)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (explicitly addressed in adjacent verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka seated facing inward near a fierce yet protective Rudra presence; the southern quarter marked by a banner/śūla; dawn-to-dusk austerity, with subtle flames of kālāgni behind the deity, and a calm halo of awakening knowledge around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgnirudra
• Prabhāsa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a powerful Rudra-presence in a sacred place ripens inner awakening quickly—jñāna is promised within a defined time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the vicinity associated with Kālāgnirudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directional/locational observance: staying near Kālāgnirudra and resorting to the southern side; the fruit is jñāna within six months.