Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

योजनानां सहस्राणि नव दैर्घ्यं प्रकीर्तितम् । तस्यैतज्जृम्भितं देवि भरतस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi nava dairghyaṃ prakīrtitam | tasyaitajjṛmbhitaṃ devi bharatasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Sa longueur est proclamée de neuf mille yojanas. Ô Devī, telle est l’immense étendue, pleine de puissance, associée à Bharata au grand cœur.

Word by Word

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (Measure/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with सहस्राणि)

• दैर्घ्यम्: length
• दैर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक; दीर्घ-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रकीर्तितम्: is proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is proclaimed’

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• जृम्भितम्: expansion/manifestation
• जृम्भितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृम्भ् (धातु) → जृम्भित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘expansion/manifestation’

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• भरतस्य: of Bharata
• भरतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bharata-sambandha framing)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as devi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand map-like panorama: the Prabhāsa expanse is shown as a long sacred corridor; Bharata is symbolized by a regal figure or emblematic lion/standard, while Devī listens to the proclamation of yojanas.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Devī)
• Bharata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic vision links righteous kingship and sacred space, portraying dharma as something that extends across a vast, remembered land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is singled out; the verse situates Bharata’s famed expanse within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of extent and attribution.