Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

प्रभासाद्यानि शतशो यत्र नस्तत्र का मतिः

Transliteration

prabhāsādyāni śataśo yatra nastatra kā matiḥ

Translation

Lorsque des centaines de tīrtha, à commencer par Prabhāsa, sont présents en ce lieu, quel doute ou contre-argument pourrait encore subsister ?

Word by Word

• प्रभासाद्यानि: beginning with Prabhāsa (and others)
• प्रभासाद्यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासः आदिः येषाम्) — ‘प्रभास-आदीनि’ इत्यर्थे विशेषणम्

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• शतशः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: by hundreds)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्ययम् (where)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्ययम् (there)

• का: what (kind of)
• का: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (matiḥ इत्यस्य)

• मतिः: opinion; judgment
• मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचनम्

Speaker

Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Personified tīrthas / assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping vision of Prabhāsa-Kṣetra as a radiant coastal sacred field, with numerous small tīrtha-shrines and bathing spots, pilgrims arriving, and an aura of unquestionable sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a place is affirmed as containing countless tīrthas, skepticism is portrayed as unreasonable—faith in tīrtha-mahātmya is encouraged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahīsāgara-saṅgama is implied as the gathering-point where Prabhāsa and many other tīrthas are present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is specified; the verse asserts the conclusive authority of the site’s sanctity.