Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

तेषां च गोपितं तीर्थं प्रभासं चैव सुव्रते

Transliteration

teṣāṃ ca gopitaṃ tīrthaṃ prabhāsaṃ caiva suvrate

Translation

Et parmi eux, ô toi aux vœux nobles, le tīrtha nommé Prabhāsa est tenu caché, gardé et non aisément dévoilé.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम (genitive plural; pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• गोपितम्: hidden, kept secret
• गोपितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (past passive participle; neuter nom/acc sg)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha, holy place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (neuter nom/acc sg)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Apposition (Viśeṣya/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; नाम (masculine nom/acc sg; proper name)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle of emphasis)

• सुव्रते: O woman of good vows
• सुव्रते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिसमासः (सु-व्रतं यस्याः सा) (feminine vocative singular; bahuvrihi)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva reveals that among innumerable tīrthas, Prabhāsa is specially guarded—depictable as a luminous coastal kṣetra with a hidden radiance, with Devī receiving the secret with awe.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The most potent sacred places are sometimes protected from casual or impure approach, emphasizing worthiness and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa tīrtha (Prabhāsa kṣetra) is explicitly identified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the emphasis is on Prabhāsa’s guarded sanctity.