Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

भवानेव परो लोके सर्वेषां पद्मसंभव । आगत्य वर्णाश्चत्वार इह ये श्रद्धयान्विताः

Transliteration

bhavāneva paro loke sarveṣāṃ padmasaṃbhava | āgatya varṇāścatvāra iha ye śraddhayānvitāḥ

Translation

«Toi seul es le refuge suprême dans les mondes pour tous, ô Padma-saṃbhava. Ceux des quatre varṇa qui viennent ici, animés de foi…»

Word by Word

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed; alone
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/particle)

• परः: supreme; highest
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• पद्मसंभव: O lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मसंभव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: 'padma-sambhava' = 'born from the lotus' (epithet)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive): 'having come'

• वर्णाः: classes (varṇas)
• वर्णाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अन्विताः: endowed (with)
• अन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि-इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: 'endowed/connected'

Speaker

Pitṛs

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified within the excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant voice praises Padma-sambhava as the supreme refuge while pilgrims of all four varṇas arrive at Prabhāsa with folded hands, carrying waterpots and offerings, the sea-breeze and temple banners visible.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Padma-saṃbhava (epithet as addressed)
• Four varṇas
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) is emphasized as the key qualifier for receiving tīrtha benefits across social divisions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied by the ongoing Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To come to the sacred place with śraddhā; the sentence continues beyond the provided excerpt.