Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तन्महस्तत्र देवेशि विश्राममकरोत्तदा । ततो महाप्रभासेति कीर्त्यते देवदानवैः

Transliteration

tanmahastatra deveśi viśrāmamakarottadā | tato mahāprabhāseti kīrtyate devadānavaiḥ

Translation

その大いなる光輝は、かの時そこに憩いを得た、女神よ。ゆえに神々もダーナヴァも等しく、これを「マハープラバーサ」と讃える。

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; महः-विशेषण

• महः: radiance
• महः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• देवेशि: O mistress of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशी)

• विश्रामम्: rest
• विश्रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अकरोत्: made, took
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे (thereupon/therefore)

• महाप्रभास: Mahāprabhāsa (name)
• महाप्रभास: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महती प्रभा यस्य/महती प्रभा)

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• कीर्त्यते: is proclaimed/called
• कीर्त्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• देवदानवैः: by gods and demons
• देवदानवैः: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (देवाश्च दानवाश्च)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāprabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous mass or halo-like splendor settles onto the earth at the consecrated spot; celestial beings and even dānavas stand in awe, hands folded, as the place is proclaimed ‘Mahāprabhāsa’.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāprabhāsa
• Deva
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s name preserves the memory of divine action; remembrance (kīrtana) sustains sanctity across all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahāprabhāsa at Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana—praising and recounting the site’s divine greatness (māhātmya).