Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अनन्यतेजसाक्रांतं प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनम् । भूरिस्वयंप्रभप्रख्यं सर्वतेजोऽधिकं हरम्

Transliteration

ananyatejasākrāṃtaṃ prabhāsakṣetravāsinam | bhūrisvayaṃprabhaprakhyaṃ sarvatejo'dhikaṃ haram

Translation

Im Prabhāsa-kṣetra weilt Hara, durchdrungen von unvergleichlichem Glanz; berühmt für überreiche Selbstleuchtkraft, die allen anderen Strahlen überlegen ist.

Word by Word

• ananyatejasā: by incomparable splendor
• ananyatejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अनन्यं तेजः = incomparable splendor; instrumental: 'by/with')

• ākrāntam: overpowered, pervaded
• ākrāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√kram (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (overpowered/pervaded)

• prabhāsakṣetravāsinam: the dweller in the Prabhāsa sacred field
• prabhāsakṣetravāsinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक; √vas (धातु) + इनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासक्षेत्रे वासी = dweller in the Prabhāsa field)

• bhūri: abundantly, greatly
• bhūri: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūri (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (indeclinable: 'abundantly/very much')

• svayaṃprabhaprakhyam: renowned as self-luminous
• svayaṃprabhaprakhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svayam (अव्यय) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वयंप्रभया प्रख्यं = renowned for self-luminosity)

• sarvatejaḥ: all splendor (of all)
• sarvatejaḥ: Sambandha (Comparative base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं तेजः = all splendor; here as first member in comparison)

• adhikam: greater than, exceeding
• adhikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (greater/exceeding)

• haram: Hara (Śiva)
• haram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देवता-नाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-to-dawn scene at Prabhāsa: the Liṅga emits self-born light that outshines lamps; pilgrims and sages are bathed in a soft, overwhelming glow.

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Śiva
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord in Prabhāsa is portrayed as uniquely self-effulgent, teaching that divine presence outshines all worldly and celestial brilliance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, celebrated as the abode of Hara endowed with incomparable radiance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on the sanctity of the place and the Lord’s luminous presence.