Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

सा विश्रांता कुरुक्षेत्रे भद्रावर्ते च भामिनि । पुष्करे श्रीकला देवी प्रभासे च महानदी

Transliteration

sā viśrāṃtā kurukṣetre bhadrāvarte ca bhāmini | puṣkare śrīkalā devī prabhāse ca mahānadī

Translation

おお輝ける麗しき御方よ、彼女はクルクシェートラとバドラーヴァルタにて憩った。プシュカラでは女神シュリーカーラーとなり、プラバーサでは大河として顕れる。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• विश्रांता: rested
• विश्रांता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√श्रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'rested'

• कुरुक्षेत्रे: in Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kurukṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; समासः: कुरूणां क्षेत्रम्

• भद्रावर्ते: in Bhadrāvarta
• भद्रावर्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrāvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: भद्रः आवर्तः

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक

• भामिनि: O fair lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पुष्करे: in Puṣkara
• पुष्करे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• श्रीकला: Śrīkalā (name/epithet)
• श्रीकला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: श्रीः इव कला (auspicious art/portion)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Apposition (Appositive/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक

• महानदी: the great river
• महानदी: Apposition (Appositive/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः: महती नदी

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (with Sarasvatī/Mahānadī presence)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed as ‘bhāminī/devī’ within the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine river-goddess pauses at successive tīrthas—Kurukṣetra’s plain, Bhadrāvarta’s sacred tract, Puṣkara’s lotus lake, and finally Prabhāsa where she expands as a mighty river meeting the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Kurukṣetra
• Bhadrāvarta
• Puṣkara
• Śrīkalā
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One sacred power may manifest in multiple tīrthas with distinct names and forms, sanctifying diverse landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa is highlighted as the place where Sarasvatī is revered as a ‘great river,’ alongside mentions of Kurukṣetra and Puṣkara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse functions as a tīrtha-identification map useful for pilgrimage remembrance.