Shloka 14 - Adhyaya 1 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | French | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

शून्यं बिंदुस्वरूपं तु ध्येयं ध्यानविवर्जितम् । अस्ति नास्तीति यं प्राहुः सुदूरे चान्तिके च यत्

Transliteration

śūnyaṃ biṃdusvarūpaṃ tu dhyeyaṃ dhyānavivarjitam | asti nāstīti yaṃ prāhuḥ sudūre cāntike ca yat

Translation

Je me prosterne devant Cela qui est « vide » et pourtant de la nature du point (bindu) ; à réaliser, mais au-delà de la méditation ordinaire ; dont on dit « est » et « n’est pas » ; et qui est tout ensemble très loin et tout proche.

Word by Word

शून्यम्void; empty

बिंदुस्वरूपम्of the nature of a point (bindu)

तुindeed; but

ध्येयम्to be meditated upon

ध्यानविवर्जितम्devoid of (ordinary) meditation

अस्तिis; exists

नास्तिis not; does not exist

इतिthus; ‘as’

यम्whom

प्राहुःthey say; they have declared

सुदूरेin the very far (away)

चand

अन्तिकेin the near; close by

चand

यत्that which

Speaker

Romaharṣaṇa (continuing invocation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (topic)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Non-figurative sacred visualization: a dark, tranquil void (śūnya) with a single luminous point (bindu) radiating; simultaneously a distant horizon and a near heart-center glow; sages listening in awe.

Characters & Entities

Bindu

Supreme Reality (Brahman/Hari)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Highest Truth transcends conceptual categories; it is approached through reverent realization rather than mere mental constructs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is still the invocation; the site-context remains Prabhāsakṣetra, introduced through transcendent praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it points to inner realization beyond formalistic meditation techniques.