Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

प्रभासे तु परा सिद्धिः प्रभासे तु परा गतिः । यत्र संनिहितो नित्यमहं भद्रे निरन्तरम्

Transliteration

prabhāse tu parā siddhiḥ prabhāse tu parā gatiḥ | yatra saṃnihito nityamahaṃ bhadre nirantaram

Translation

À Prabhāsa se trouve l’accomplissement suprême; à Prabhāsa se trouve la destination suprême — là, ô bienheureuse, je demeure à jamais, présent sans interruption.

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिद्धिः: attainment; success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतिः: goal; destination
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• संनिहितः: present; stationed
• संनिहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुँलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निरन्तरम्: continuously; without break
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vision of Prabhāsa suffused with Śiva’s continuous presence—an unseen yet palpable divinity permeating the landscape; Śiva assures Devī of ‘paramā siddhi’ there.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Śiva (aham)
• Devī (bhadre)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The supreme fruit of pilgrimage arises where the Divine is perpetually present; Prabhāsa is presented as a direct gateway to highest attainment and destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa, described as the locus of supreme siddhi and supreme gati.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse asserts the kṣetra’s inherent salvific power due to Śiva’s continual presence.