Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 235

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां सहितायां सप्तमे प्रभास खण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये दशाश्वमेधमाहात्म्ये शतमेधादि लिंगत्रयमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम पञ्चत्रिंशदुत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsa khaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye daśāśvamedhamāhātmye śatamedhādi liṃgatrayamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcatriṃśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-235, bernama “Uraian Kemuliaan Triad Liṅga yang bermula dengan Śatamedha”, dalam Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, pada Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya (bagian kemuliaan Daśāśvamedha) dari Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa yang memuat delapan puluh satu ribu śloka.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निगमन/उद्धरणसूचक indeclinable particle: “thus”)

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

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• ekāśītisāhasryām: in the (collection) of eighty-one thousand (verses)
• ekāśītisāhasryām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti-sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक; एकाशीतिः + साहस्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• sahitāyām: in the Saṃhitā/compilation
• sahitāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• prabhāse: in Prabhāsa
• prabhāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• khaṇḍe: in the section (khaṇḍa)
• khaṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the ‘Māhātmya of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• daśāśvamedhamāhātmye: in the ‘Māhātmya of the ten Aśvamedhas’
• daśāśvamedhamāhātmye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa-aśvamedha-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; दश + अश्वमेध + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• śatamedhādi: beginning with ‘Śatamedha’ etc.
• śatamedhādi: Sambandha (Title modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata-medha-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; शत + मेध + आदि)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्/समासान्त विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextual as first member of title-compound)

• liṅgatrayamāhātmyavarṇanam: the description of the greatness of the three liṅgas
• liṅgatrayamāhātmyavarṇanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga-traya-māhātmya-varṇana (प्रातिपदिक; लिङ्ग + त्रय + माहात्म्य + वर्णन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षक-नाम (title as nominative)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Appositive marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नाम-शब्दः; title-marker “named/called”)

• pañcatriṃśaduttaradviśatatamaḥ: the 235th
• pañcatriṃśaduttaradviśatatamaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca-triṃśat-uttara-dviśata-tama (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्चत्रिंशत् + उत्तर + द्विशत + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (chapter as subject)

Speaker

Redactional colophon (textual closure, not a dialogue speaker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śatamedha-ādi liṅga-traya (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scribe or reciter concludes the chapter, closing a palm-leaf manuscript; the temple silhouette of Prabhāsa stands behind, indicating the completion of the liṅga-traya glory narration.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Daśāśvamedha Māhātmya
• Śatamedha
• Liṅgatraya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is a colophon summarizing the chapter’s theme: the celebrated greatness of Prabhāsa’s three liṅgas and their merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the Śatamedha-related liṅgatraya within the Daśāśvamedha Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it functions as a textual closure naming the chapter and its placement.