Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं तप्यमानस्य सिद्धिं प्राप्ता ह्यनेकशः । तत्राराध्य महादेवं स्वर्गलोकमितो गताः

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ tapyamānasya siddhiṃ prāptā hyanekaśaḥ | tatrārādhya mahādevaṃ svargalokamito gatāḥ

Translation

Tandis qu’il s’adonnait ainsi à l’austérité, beaucoup d’autres obtinrent à maintes reprises l’accomplissement ; après avoir adoré Mahādeva en ce lieu, ils quittèrent ce monde pour le ciel.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तप्यमानस्य: of (him) who was performing austerity / being tormented (by tapas)
• तप्यमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः; शतृ/शानच्-समकक्षः वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्ताः: attained, obtained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘प्राप्ताः’ = ‘they attained’

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अनेकशः: many times, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive, ल्यप्); पूर्वक्रिया

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• स्वर्गलोकम्: the world of heaven
• स्वर्गलोकम्: Karma (Goal as object/गन्तव्य-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गलोक (प्रातिपदिक: स्वर्ग + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गस्य लोकः)

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक (ablatival adverb)

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘गताः’ = ‘they went’

Speaker

Narrative voice (continuing Īśvara’s account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (worship-spot of Mahādeva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stream of pilgrims and ascetics worship a Prabhāsa liṅga; some are shown receiving signs of accomplishment—radiant aura, celestial chariots—departing upward toward svarga, while the shrine remains the still center.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Tapasvins (other practitioners)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A potent tīrtha magnifies worship: sincere ārādhana of Mahādeva at Prabhāsa yields siddhi and auspicious posthumous destinations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where Mahādeva’s worship grants swift fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahādeva ārādhana (propitiatory worship) performed at the site.