Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

विधिं च शृणु मे देवि यः स्मृतः क्षेत्रवासिनाम्

Transliteration

vidhiṃ ca śṛṇu me devi yaḥ smṛtaḥ kṣetravāsinām

Translation

Écoute donc de moi, ô Déesse, la règle de conduite prescrite à ceux qui demeurent dans le kṣetra, le lieu sacré.

Word by Word

• विधिम्: rule/rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my/from me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यः: which/that (rule)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• स्मृतः: is remembered/declared
• स्मृतः: Kriya-prayoga (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रवासिनाम्: of the residents of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रे वासिनः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing Devī as listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda as teacher addressing Devī, seated in a calm assembly; the sacred field of Prabhāsa suggested by coastal horizon and temple silhouettes; the moment of instruction begins.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kṣetra-vāsin (holy-site residents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places demand holy living; residence in a kṣetra is fulfilled by following its prescribed discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introducing the dharma specifically intended for its residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general injunction to hear and follow the prescribed vidhi (observances) for kṣetra-vāsins; details follow in subsequent verses.