Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 252

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये शङ्करनाथमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम द्विपञ्चाशदुत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye śaṅkaranāthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvipañcāśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-252, bernama “Uraian Kemuliaan Śaṅkaranātha,” dalam Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa (Kitab Ketujuh) dari Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, di dalam Ekāśītisāhasrī Saṃhitā, pada bagian Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (pembagian pertama).

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक — Indeclinable, quotative/closure marker

• śrī-skāṃde: in the revered Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrī-skāṃde: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्री-स्कन्दस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Karmadharaya; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ekāśīti-sāhasryām: in the eighty-one-thousand (verses) [collection]
• ekāśīti-sāhasryām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dvigu; Feminine, Locative, Singular

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa sacred field
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member genitive-tatpurusha; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• śaṅkaranāthamāhātmyavarṇanam: the description of the greatness of Śaṅkaranātha
• śaṅkaranāthamāhātmyavarṇanam: Karta (Title/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक-निपात — Indeclinable, naming particle

• dvi-pañcāśat-uttara-dviśatatamaḥ: the 252nd
• dvi-pañcāśat-uttara-dviśatatamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या) + pañcāśat (संख्या) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + dviśata (संख्या) + tama (तद्धित)
• Form: संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (समास), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Numeral tatpurusha; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Colophon / Editorial

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkaranātha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A closing manuscript panel: the title ‘Śaṅkaranātha-māhātmya’ is displayed; a narrator-sage concludes recitation; the Prabhāsa shrine silhouette and lamps fade into a calm end-frame.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya
• Śaṅkaranātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a textual closure, formally naming the māhātmya and anchoring the passage within the Purāṇic pilgrimage framework.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṅkaranātha in Prabhāsakṣetra, as the named subject of the concluded chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a chapter-ending colophon.