Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 211

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये पुलहेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामैकादशोत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye pulaheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikādaśottaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir, dalam Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa—dalam saṁhitā berisi delapan puluh satu ribu śloka—pada Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa ketujuh, bagian pertama, Māhātmya Prabhāsa Kṣetra, bab bernama “Uraian Kemuliaan Pulaheśvara”, yakni Bab 211.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (indeclinable; quotative/end marker “thus”)

• śrīskānde: in the Śrī-Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrīskānde: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-skanda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + स्कन्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• ekāśītisāhasryām: in the eighty-one-thousand (collection)
• ekāśītisāhasryām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti-sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक; एकाशीति + साहस्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numerical adjectival)

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa section
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + खण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the ‘Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya’
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• pulaheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam: the narration of the greatness of Pulaheśvara
• pulaheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam: Karta (Title/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulaheśvara-māhātmya-varṇana (प्रातिपदिक; पुलहेश्वर + माहात्म्य + वर्णन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग; नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकसूचक (indeclinable usage indicating “named/called”)

• ekādaśottaradviśatatamaḥ: the 211th
• ekādaśottaradviśatatamaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa-uttara-dviśata-tama (प्रातिपदिक; एकादश + उत्तर + द्विशत + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Title head/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Colophon / redactional closure (not a narrative speaker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pulaheśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Closing seal of the chapter: a temple banner and liṅga silhouette at dusk; scribes conclude the recitation; a pilgrim route scroll shows the next waypoint beyond Pulaheśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Purāṇa
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Pulaheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a formal closure identifying the chapter and its māhātmya focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pulaheśvara within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a chapter colophon.