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

Thus this sacred field is filled with ultimate Truth, auspicious, and embodying all tīrthas. Know it indeed as Prabhāsa itself—do not entertain any doubt at any time.

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.