Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इदं स्थानं वरं रम्यं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा । ग्रामाणां च सहस्रैस्तु प्रोक्तं सर्वासु दिक्षु च

Transliteration

idaṃ sthānaṃ varaṃ ramyaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | grāmāṇāṃ ca sahasraistu proktaṃ sarvāsu dikṣu ca

Translation

«Ce lieu, excellent et charmant, a été façonné par Viśvakarmā ; et dans toutes les directions on le célèbre comme étant entouré de milliers de villages.»

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun) used adjectivally

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• varam: excellent
• varam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ramyam: beautiful, delightful
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nirmitam: constructed, made
• nirmitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√mā (मा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• viśvakarmaṇā: by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• grāmāṇām: of villages
• grāmāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sahasraiḥ: by thousands
• sahasraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed, however
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• proktam: declared, spoken of
• proktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (sthānam) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• sarvāsu: in all
• sarvāsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• dikṣu: directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing speech to the brāhmaṇas; introduced in prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uṇṇata (city-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims the place excellent and delightful, crafted by Viśvakarmā; the vista expands to show many villages radiating in all directions from the city.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viśvakarmā
• Villages (grāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra’s sanctity includes its wider sacred landscape—town and villages together form a dharmic, blessed region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The region around Uṇṇata-nagara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as a divinely made, widely celebrated place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse describes the extent and fame of the sacred settlement.