Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रं पवित्रमाज्ञाय तत्र स्थाने स्थिता शुभा । सोमेशादीशकोणस्था सौरीशादुत्तरे स्थिता

Transliteration

kṣetraṃ pavitramājñāya tatra sthāne sthitā śubhā | someśādīśakoṇasthā saurīśāduttare sthitā

Translation

Da sie das Kṣetra als heilig erkannte, blieb die glückverheißende Göttin an eben jenem Ort gegründet—im Īśāna‑Viertel von Someśa aus und nördlich von Saurīśa.

Word by Word

• kṣetram: the sacred place/field
• kṣetram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pavitram: pure, holy
• pavitram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of kṣetram)

• ājñāya: having known
• ājñāya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñā (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ (आ+ज्ञा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): "having known/understood"

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthitā: stood, remained
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of the goddess implied)

• someśāt: from Someśa
• someśāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: someśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• īśa: Īśa (Lord)
• īśa: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद) प्रातिपदिक-रूप

• koṇa-sthā: situated at the corner
• koṇa-sthā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sthā (धातु) → sthā (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative: "standing in the corner"); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• saurīśāt: from Saurīśa
• saurīśāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saurīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• uttare: in the north
• uttare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (directional locative: "to the north")

• sthitā: stood, remained
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (implied, addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśa–Saurīśa axis)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience seeking tīrtha-topography

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm, auspicious Devī establishes herself at a sanctified spot in Prabhāsa; in the background, two shrines—Someśa and Saurīśa—serve as landmarks; the composition emphasizes the northeast quarter and orderly sacred layout.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Someśa
• Saurīśa
• Īśāna (northeast quarter)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is sanctified not only by mythic events but by enduring divine presence anchored in sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with internal directional markers relative to Someśa and Saurīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse provides pilgrimage-style location guidance within the kṣetra.