Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

सिंहैर्व्याघ्रैर्मृगैर्नागैर्वराहैर्वानरैस्तथा । क्वचित्क्वचिदसौ भाति परस्परमनुव्रतैः

Transliteration

siṃhairvyāghrairmṛgairnāgairvarāhairvānaraistathā | kvacitkvacidasau bhāti parasparamanuvrataiḥ

Translation

En maints endroits, il paraît orné de lions, de tigres, de cerfs, d’éléphants, de sangliers et de singes, tous vivant dans une concorde réciproque et une fidèle entente.

Word by Word

• siṃhaiḥ: With lions
• siṃhaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (सिंह)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vyāghraiḥ: With tigers
• vyāghraiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (व्याघ्र)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• mṛgaiḥ: With deer/beasts
• mṛgaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (मृग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• nāgaiḥ: With elephants/snakes
• nāgaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (नाग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• varāhaiḥ: With boars
• varāhaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (वराह)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vānaraiḥ: With monkeys
• vānaraiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (वानर)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tathā: And/Also
• tathā: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā
• Form: Conjunction

• kvacit: Sometimes/Somewhere
• kvacit: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit
• Form: Adverb

• asau: He (The Mountain)
• asau: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhāti: Shines
• bhāti: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (भा)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), 3rd Person, Singular

• parasparam: Mutually/To one another
• parasparam: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (परस्पर)
• Form: Adverbial

• anuvrataiḥ: Devoted/Following
• anuvrataiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to animals)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuvrata (अनुव्रत)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred landscape of Prabhāsa where lions, tigers, deer, elephants, boars, and monkeys dwell together without fear, suggesting the kṣetra’s pacifying aura.

Characters & Entities

• Lions
• Tigers
• Deer
• Elephants
• Boars
• Monkeys

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified kṣetra, dharma expresses as harmony—even natural enmities subside—signifying the pacifying power of holiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is presented as a spiritually charged landscape where beings coexist in concord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the verse highlights the ethical and spiritual atmosphere (śānti) characteristic of the tīrtha.