Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि कुबेरस्थानमुत्तमम् । यत्र सिद्धः पुरा देवि कुबेरो धनदोऽभवत्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi kuberasthānamuttamam | yatra siddhaḥ purā devi kubero dhanado'bhavat

Translation

Īśvara dit : Ensuite, ô Grande Déesse, il faut se rendre au lieu excellent nommé la demeure de Kubera, où jadis Kubera parvint à la perfection et devint Dhanada, le dispensateur de richesses.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adverbial (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कुबेरस्थानम्: Kubera’s place
• कुबेरस्थानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb)

• सिद्धः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कुबेरः)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adverbial (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

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

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धनदः: the giver of wealth
• धनदः: Visheshana (Appositive/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणवत् (कुबेरस्य)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kubera-sthāna (in Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī on a pilgrimage route; in the background a sacred grove/shrine labeled Kubera-sthāna, with yakṣa motifs, treasure pots, and a serene liṅga or altar indicating sanctity beyond material wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Kubera
• Kuberasthāna
• Dhanada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is linked to tīrtha and merit: Kubera’s wealth-giving status is portrayed as arising from siddhi connected to a sacred locale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuberasthāna (Kubera’s sacred place) within the Prabhāsa pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction is implied: “one should go” (gacchet) to Kuberasthāna.