Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

महादेवः प्लक्षपुरे कपाले वेधनाशनः । शृङ्गवेरपुरे शौरिर्निमिषे चक्रधारकः

Transliteration

mahādevaḥ plakṣapure kapāle vedhanāśanaḥ | śṛṅgaverapure śaurirnimiṣe cakradhārakaḥ

Translation

À Plakṣapura, Il est vénéré comme Mahādeva ; à Kapāla, Il est Vedhanāśana, Celui qui détruit les souffrances perçantes. À Śṛṅgaverapura, Il est Śauri, et à Nimiṣa, Il est Cakradhāraka, le Porteur du disque — ainsi la carte du pèlerinage du dharma brille à travers les Noms divins.

Word by Word

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि

• plakṣapure: in Plakṣapura
• plakṣapure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plakṣa + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• kapāle: at Kapāla
• kapāle: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name/‘at Kapāla’)

• vedhanāśanaḥ: destroyer of Vedha/obstruction
• vedhanāśanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedha + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि

• śṛṅgaverapure: in Śṛṅgaverapura
• śṛṅgaverapure: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅgavera + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• śauriḥ: Śauri (Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu)
• śauriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः/कृष्णस्य नाम

• nimiṣe: in Nimiṣa
• nimiṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (place-name)

• cakradhārakaḥ: holder of the discus
• cakradhārakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra + dhāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Plakṣapura / Kapāla / Śṛṅgaverapura / Nimiṣa (as stations)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stylized pilgrimage-map: four shrines in a row, each with a distinct icon—Mahādeva as liṅga, Vedhanāśana as protective Śiva, Śauri as Viṣṇu, and Cakradhāraka holding the discus—pilgrims moving with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Plakṣapura
• Mahādeva
• Kapāla
• Vedhanāśana
• Śṛṅgaverapura
• Śauri
• Nimiṣa
• Cakradhāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas reveal both protection and healing; the same Supreme is adored in Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava modes across regions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Plakṣapura, Kapāla, Śṛṅgaverapura, and Nimiṣa are named as places where the Lord is worshipped with distinct titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the ‘Vedhanāśana’ epithet implies faith in relief from obstacles through darśana and worship.