Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सप्तकोट्यस्तु मंत्राणां सिद्धीनां चैव संभवः । दिव्ययोगरसाश्चान्ये दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः

Transliteration

saptakoṭyastu maṃtrāṇāṃ siddhīnāṃ caiva saṃbhavaḥ | divyayogarasāścānye divyauṣadhirasāyanāḥ

Translation

De cette source sainte naissent les accomplissements du mantra—au nombre de sept crores—et la possibilité même des perfections surnaturelles. S’y manifestent aussi d’autres essences divines du yoga, et des élixirs alchimiques (rasāyana) préparés d’herbes célestes.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; कोट्यः इति विशेषण (numeral)

• कोट्यः: crores
• कोट्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras
• मन्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• सिद्धीनाम्: of siddhis/powers
• सिद्धीनाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• सम्भवः: origin/arising
• सम्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) / सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्ययोगरसाः: divine yogic essences/juices
• दिव्ययोगरसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + योग + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to implied पदार्थाः)

• दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः: divine medicinal elixirs/rasāyanas
• दिव्यौषधिरसायनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + औषधि + रसायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara focus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the liṅga radiate streams of mantra-syllables (akṣara-garlands) forming ‘seven crores’ as countless luminous beads; nearby, yogins receive subtle essences, while celestial herbs and rasāyana vessels glow in a sanctified laboratory-like shrine space.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places like Prabhāsa are portrayed as power-centers where mantra and yogic attainments naturally flourish under divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Someśvara Liṅga, is being praised as a source of extraordinary spiritual potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the spontaneous emergence of mantra-siddhi and divine rasāyana associated with the kṣetra.