Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्य देवस्य सामीप्ये वने श्रीमुखसंज्ञितम् । लक्ष्मीस्थानं महादेवि सिद्धयोगैस्तु सेवितम्

Transliteration

tasya devasya sāmīpye vane śrīmukhasaṃjñitam | lakṣmīsthānaṃ mahādevi siddhayogaistu sevitam

Translation

ಆ ದೇವನ ಸಮೀಪದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಶ್ರೀಮುಖ’ ಎಂಬ ವನವಿದೆ. ಓ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ! ಅದು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಸ್ಥಾನ; ಸಿದ್ಧಯೋಗಿಗಳು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಸೇವಿಸಿ ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सामीप्ये: in the vicinity
• सामीप्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामीप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीमुखसंज्ञितम्: named ‘Śrīmukha’
• श्रीमुखसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमुख + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्रीमुख (कर्मधारय/नाम) + संज्ञित (तत्पुरुष: ‘named as’)

• लक्ष्मीस्थानम्: abode of Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—लक्ष्मी-स्थान (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘abode of Lakṣmī’)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धयोगैः: by perfected yogins
• सिद्धयोगैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—सिद्ध-योग (कर्मधारय: ‘perfected yogins’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• सेवितम्: served/frequented
• सेवितम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘served/frequented’

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmukha-vana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred forest labeled Śrīmukha, close to the liṅga; yogins in meditation under ancient trees; a subtle presence of Lakṣmī as auspicious glow—lotus motifs, gentle golden light filtering through leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Śrīmukha-vana
• Lakṣmī
• Siddha-yogins
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred landscapes around Śiva are themselves auspicious power-centers, supporting yogic attainment and divine prosperity (Lakṣmī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīmukha-vana, a sanctified forest near the deity’s presence in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated; the verse indicates devotional resort and reverence by siddha-yogins.