Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

योगिनश्च तथा सांख्या भगवंतं सनातनम् । उपासते प्रभासं तु मद्भक्ता मत्परायणाः

Transliteration

yoginaśca tathā sāṃkhyā bhagavaṃtaṃ sanātanam | upāsate prabhāsaṃ tu madbhaktā matparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

Yogins und Anhänger der Sāṅkhya verehren gleichermaßen den ewigen Herrn; und Meine Bhaktas, die ganz auf Mich ausgerichtet sind, verehren (Ihn) in Prabhāsa.

Word by Word

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: 'and')

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• सांख्याः: Sāṃkhyas (followers of Sāṃkhya)
• सांख्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• उपासते: worship/serve
• उपासते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + ās (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (the sacred place/deity)
• प्रभासम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषबोधक (particle: 'but/indeed')

• मद्भक्ताः: my devotees
• मद्भक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम भक्ताः)

• मत्परायणाः: devoted to me as the supreme refuge
• मत्परायणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम परायणाः = मयि परायणाः) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva) (deduced from first-person ‘mad-bhaktāḥ / mat-parāyaṇāḥ’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three groups in the Prabhāsa precinct: yogins in meditation, sāṅkhya seekers in contemplative discourse, and devotees offering flowers and lamps—each oriented toward the same eternal Lord’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Yogins
• Sāṅkhya
• Bhagavān (the Eternal Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different paths—Yoga, Sāṅkhya, and Bhakti—are shown as converging in worship of the eternal Lord, especially within Prabhāsa’s sanctified space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a favored locus of upāsanā for accomplished seekers and devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (devotional worship), with emphasis on steadfast refuge (mat-parāyaṇa-bhāva).