Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सप्तकोट्यस्तु मंत्राणां सिद्धीनां चैव संभवः । दिव्ययोगरसाश्चान्ये दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः

Transliteration

saptakoṭyastu maṃtrāṇāṃ siddhīnāṃ caiva saṃbhavaḥ | divyayogarasāścānye divyauṣadhirasāyanāḥ

Translation

Aus jener heiligen Quelle entspringen die Mantra-Erfolge—sieben Krore an Zahl—und die Möglichkeit übernatürlicher Vollkommenheiten. Dort offenbaren sich auch andere göttliche Yoga-Essenzen sowie alchemische Elixiere (rasāyana) aus himmlischen Kräutern.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; कोट्यः इति विशेषण (numeral)

• कोट्यः: crores
• कोट्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras
• मन्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• सिद्धीनाम्: of siddhis/powers
• सिद्धीनाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• सम्भवः: origin/arising
• सम्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) / सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्ययोगरसाः: divine yogic essences/juices
• दिव्ययोगरसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + योग + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to implied पदार्थाः)

• दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः: divine medicinal elixirs/rasāyanas
• दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + औषधि + रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara focus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the liṅga radiate streams of mantra-syllables (akṣara-garlands) forming ‘seven crores’ as countless luminous beads; nearby, yogins receive subtle essences, while celestial herbs and rasāyana vessels glow in a sanctified laboratory-like shrine space.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places like Prabhāsa are portrayed as power-centers where mantra and yogic attainments naturally flourish under divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Someśvara Liṅga, is being praised as a source of extraordinary spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the spontaneous emergence of mantra-siddhi and divine rasāyana associated with the kṣetra.