Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एवं तत्त्वमयं क्षेत्रं सर्वतीर्थमयं शुभम् । प्रभासमेव जानीहि मा कार्षीः संशयं क्वचित्

Transliteration

evaṃ tattvamayaṃ kṣetraṃ sarvatīrthamayaṃ śubham | prabhāsameva jānīhi mā kārṣīḥ saṃśayaṃ kvacit

Translation

So ist dieses heilige Feld von höchster Wahrheit durchdrungen, glückverheißend und alle Tīrthas in sich bergend. Wisse: Es ist wahrhaft Prabhāsa selbst—hege niemals Zweifel.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• tattva-mayam: consisting of principles
• tattva-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (मयट् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त (made of/consisting of)

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

• sarva-tīrtha-mayam: containing all pilgrimage places
• sarva-tīrtha-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (मयट् प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sarvāṇi tīrthāni yasmin/yenāsti) + मयट्

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prabhāsam: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (स्थाननाम)

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

• jānīhi: know
• jānīhi: Kriyā (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + लोट्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• kārṣīḥ: you should do/make
• kārṣīḥ: Kriyā (Prohibited action/निषिद्धक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + लुङ् (आशीर्लिङ्/विधिलिङ्-निषेधार्थे)
• Form: लुङ् (आशीर्लिङ्-रूपं निषेधेन ‘mā’ सह), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saṃśayam: doubt
• saṃśayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kvacit: at any time/anywhere
• kvacit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: ever/anywhere)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic proclamation: the kṣetra itself visualized as a radiant mandala containing many rivers, ghāṭas, liṅgas, and tīrthas within one sacred boundary; Śiva’s gesture dispels a cloud labeled ‘saṃśaya’.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is affirmed as an auspicious locus of tattva (ultimate reality) and the essence of all tīrthas; faith without doubt is encouraged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as embodying the merit of all pilgrimage places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the instruction is devotional-certainty—recognize Prabhāsa’s supreme sanctity without doubt.