Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

धनुषां त्रितये तत्र स्थितं पूर्वविभागतः । विमलेश्वरनामानं सर्वरोगविनाशनम्

Transliteration

dhanuṣāṃ tritaye tatra sthitaṃ pūrvavibhāgataḥ | vimaleśvaranāmānaṃ sarvarogavināśanam

Translation

Là, à la distance de trois dhanuṣ, situé vers la partie orientale, se trouve le sanctuaire nommé Vimaleśvara, destructeur de toutes les maladies.

Word by Word

• dhanuṣām: of bows (measure)
• dhanuṣām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tritaye: in a set of three
• tritaye: Adhikarana (Measure-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tritaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Kriya (State predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• pūrva-vibhāgataḥ: from/on the eastern side/section
• pūrva-vibhāgataḥ: Adhikarana (Directional/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-तः’ = ‘विभागात्’; ‘पूर्वविभाग’ इति कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष; अर्थः—पूर्वभागात्/पूर्वदिशि

• vimaleśvara-nāmānam: named ‘Vimaleśvara’
• vimaleśvara-nāmānam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विमलेश्वर’ इति कर्मधारय (विमलः ईश्वरः) + ‘नāmānam’ = नामधेय-निर्देश; विशेषण (लिङ्गम् इति)

• sarva-roga-vināśanam: destroyer of all diseases
• sarva-roga-vināśanam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां रोगाणां विनाशनम्) विशेषण

Speaker

Gandharva (narrator within the Māhātmya context; exact name not in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small east-facing shrine labeled Vimaleśvara; pilgrims approach with offerings of bilva leaves and water; a subtle aura of cleansing light suggests ‘vimala’ purity and healing.

Characters & Entities

• Vimaleśvara
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is not merely descriptive—approaching Śiva at the right tīrtha is portrayed as a direct means to remove suffering, including disease.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vimaleśvara, a Śiva-site located within Prabhāsakṣetra, identified by its position toward the east.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse primarily gives location and the promised benefit (freedom from disease).