Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततः संत्यज्य सा देवी ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम् । सपत्नीरोषसन्तप्ता प्रभासं क्षेत्रमाश्रिता

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃtyajya sā devī brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam | sapatnīroṣasantaptā prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāśritā

Translation

Entonces la Diosa, dejando a Brahmā, el nacido del loto, afligida por la ira surgida de la rivalidad de una coesposa, se refugió en el campo sagrado de Prabhāsa.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• संत्यज्य: having abandoned
• संत्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having abandoned’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Apposition (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कमलोद्भवम्: lotus-born
• कमलोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कमलात् उद्भवः (born from the lotus)

• सपत्नीरोषसन्तप्ता: afflicted by the co-wife’s anger
• सपत्नीरोषसन्तप्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्नी + रोष + सन्तप्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—सपत्नी-रोषेण सन्तप्ता (afflicted by co-wife’s anger)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्थाननाम

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आश्रिता: resorted to; took refuge in
• आश्रिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having resorted to’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Īśvara’s discourse in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Devī / interlocutors of the māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gāyatrī, burning with co-wife anger, turns away from lotus-born Brahmā and journeys to the radiant coastal kṣetra of Prabhāsa, her aura both wounded and resolute.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine conflicts culminate in seeking refuge in a tīrtha; sacred places are portrayed as sanctuaries that transform suffering into tapas and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a refuge-worthy sacred field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; the emphasis is on approaching/abiding in the kṣetra as an act of refuge.