Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

प्रकृष्टं भाविनां सर्वं कामं तत्र ददाम्यहम् । तेन प्रभासनामेति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्

Transliteration

prakṛṣṭaṃ bhāvināṃ sarvaṃ kāmaṃ tatra dadāmyaham | tena prabhāsanāmeti tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam

Translation

ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸಮೀಪಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಕೃಷ್ಟ ಕಾಮನೆಗಳನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ‘ಪ್ರಭಾಸ’ ಎಂಬ ತೀರ್ಥವು ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ರುತವಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• prakṛṣṭam: excellent, superior
• prakṛṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakṛṣṭa (कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (perfect passive participle)

• bhāvinām: of future (people/things)
• bhāvinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāvin (भू धातु, णिनि-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘भविष्यत्/आगामी’ अर्थे

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• kāmam: desired object, wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (काम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र; अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (अहम्; सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tena: by that, therefore
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prabhāsanāma: the name ‘Prabhāsa’
• prabhāsanāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa + nāman (प्रभास + नामन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘प्रभासस्य नाम’)

• eti: is called / goes by
• eti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tīrtham: holy ford, pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (तीर्थ; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• trailokyaviśrutam: famed in the three worlds
• trailokyaviśrutam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trailokya + viśruta (त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (‘त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्’); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: first-person boon-granting voice in a tīrtha-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implicit from surrounding address-forms)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity’s unseen presence blessing pilgrims at Prabhāsa; devotees with folded hands receive luminous ‘prasāda’ as their sincere wishes are sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sacred kṣetra with right intent yields fruition; the tīrtha is portrayed as a dharmic source of blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Tīrtha, acclaimed as trailokya-viśruta (famed in the three worlds).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is named; the emphasis is on approaching/visiting the tīrtha as the enabling act.