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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

प्रकृष्टं भाविनां सर्वं कामं तत्र ददाम्यहम् । तेन प्रभासनामेति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्

prakṛṣṭaṃ bhāvināṃ sarvaṃ kāmaṃ tatra dadāmyaham | tena prabhāsanāmeti tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam

Di sana Aku menganugerahkan segala hasrat yang mulia kepada mereka yang datang dengan bhāva (ketulusan bhakti). Karena itu tīrtha bernama ‘Prabhāsa’ termasyhur di tiga dunia.

prakṛṣṭamexcellent, superior
prakṛṣṭam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootprakṛṣṭa (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (perfect passive participle)
bhāvināmof future (people/things)
bhāvinām:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāvin (भू धातु, णिनि-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘भविष्यत्/आगामी’ अर्थे
sarvamall, entire
sarvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (सर्व; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण
kāmamdesired object, wish
kāmam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (काम; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (तत्र; अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
dadāmiI give
dadāmi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (दा धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ahamI
aham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaham (अहम्; सर्वनाम)
Formप्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
tenaby that, therefore
tena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्; सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
prabhāsanāmathe name ‘Prabhāsa’
prabhāsanāma:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhāsa + nāman (प्रभास + नामन्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘प्रभासस्य नाम’)
etiis called / goes by
eti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rooti (इ धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
tīrthamholy ford, pilgrimage place
tīrtham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (तीर्थ; प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
trailokyaviśrutamfamed in the three worlds
trailokyaviśrutam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottrailokya + viśruta (त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (‘त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्’); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Śiva (deduced: first-person boon-granting voice in a tīrtha-māhātmya)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī (implicit from surrounding address-forms)

Scene: A deity’s unseen presence blessing pilgrims at Prabhāsa; devotees with folded hands receive luminous ‘prasāda’ as their sincere wishes are sanctified.

P
Prabhāsa
T
Tīrtha

FAQs

Approaching a sacred kṣetra with right intent yields fruition; the tīrtha is portrayed as a dharmic source of blessings.

Prabhāsa Tīrtha, acclaimed as trailokya-viśruta (famed in the three worlds).

No specific rite is named; the emphasis is on approaching/visiting the tīrtha as the enabling act.