Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

विघ्नानि नाशमायांति तत्र क्षेत्रनिवासिनाम् । कामः क्रोधो भय लोभो रागो मत्सर एव च

Transliteration

vighnāni nāśamāyāṃti tatra kṣetranivāsinām | kāmaḥ krodho bhaya lobho rāgo matsara eva ca

Translation

Pour ceux qui demeurent en cette région sacrée, les obstacles y sont anéantis : désir, colère, peur, avidité, attachement, et jalousie aussi.

Word by Word

• vighnāni: obstacles
• vighnāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• nāśam: destruction; disappearance
• nāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (destination/state)

• āyānti: go; come (to)
• āyānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place/देशवाचक)

• kṣetranivāsinām: of the residents of the sacred field
• kṣetranivāsinām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra-nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक; क्षेत्र + निवासिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• kāmaḥ: desire
• kāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• krodhaḥ: anger
• krodhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• lobhaḥ: greed
• lobhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lobha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• rāgaḥ: attachment; passion
• rāgaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• matsaraḥ: envy; jealousy
• matsaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता (समुच्चित-गणना)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle/निश्चयार्थक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kṣetra (Varārohā/Prabhāsa sub-region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau where the sacred kṣetra’s radiance causes personified vices—desire, anger, fear, greed, attachment, jealousy—to fade or flee from pilgrims residing near the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holy kṣetra is portrayed as a transformative environment where inner afflictions that obstruct dharma and devotion are weakened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as a whole, especially as a place whose very atmosphere supports spiritual purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, kṣetra-nivāsa (dwelling in the holy region) is praised; the next verses connect this to Siddheśvara worship.