Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कैलासं पर्वतं त्यक्त्वा देवीं देवांश्च संगतान् । वैशाखे पंचदश्यां तु भूमिं भित्त्वा भवोऽभवत्

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ parvataṃ tyaktvā devīṃ devāṃśca saṃgatān | vaiśākhe paṃcadaśyāṃ tu bhūmiṃ bhittvā bhavo'bhavat

Translation

Quittant le mont Kailāsa, avec la Déesse et les dieux assemblés, au mois de Vaiśākha, le quinzième jour, Bhava (Śiva) se manifesta en fendant la terre.

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अपादानस्य कर्मवत् (object of leaving)

• त्यक्त्वा: having left
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having left)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संगतान्: assembled / gathered
• संगतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवान्)

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha (month)
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the month of Vaiśākha)

• पञ्चदश्याम्: on the fifteenth (tithi)
• पञ्चदश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (on the fifteenth tithi)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• भूमिम्: the earth/ground
• भूमिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• भित्त्वा: having split
• भित्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having split/pierced)

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became / came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Bhava) emerges by splitting the earth at Vastrāpatha; Kailāsa recedes in the background; Devī and the devas accompany him; Vaiśākha full moon shines overhead.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Devī
• Devas
• Vaiśākha
• Pañcadaśī
• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely holy through divine manifestation; Śiva’s presence sanctifies the land itself.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra is being framed through the episode of Bhava’s earthly manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An auspicious occasion is implied: Vaiśākha śukla pañcadaśī is highlighted as a powerful time connected to Bhava’s manifestation.