Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 166

Devanagari script

सर्वकामप्रदश्चासौ भट्टदित्यसमो रिवः । बहूदकक्षेत्रसमं तस्य क्षेत्रं च भारत

Transliteration

sarvakāmapradaścāsau bhaṭṭadityasamo rivaḥ | bahūdakakṣetrasamaṃ tasya kṣetraṃ ca bhārata

Translation

ആ പുരൂരവാദിത്യൻ സർവകാമപ്രദൻ, ഭട്ടാദിത്യനോടു സമൻ; ഹേ ഭാരതാ, അവന്റെ ക്ഷേത്രവും ബഹൂദകക്ഷേത്രത്തോട് സമമാണെന്ന് സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• sarva-kāma-pradaḥ: giver of all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (sarvān kāmān pradāti iti)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• asau: that (place/one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaṭṭa-āditya-samaḥ: equal to Bhaṭṭāditya
• bhaṭṭa-āditya-samaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaṭṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (…-samaḥ = equal to …)

• rivaḥ: Rivaḥ (proper name/uncertain)
• rivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: riva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्दः (uncertain reading)

• bahūdaka-kṣetra-samam: equal to the Bahūdaka-kṣetra
• bahūdaka-kṣetra-samam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (kṣetram इत्यस्य)

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• kṣetram: the field/place
• kṣetram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject complement)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Purūravāditya-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant solar deity (Purūravāditya) is praised as wish-bestowing; two emblematic ‘comparison’ shrines (Bhaṭṭāditya, Bahūdaka) appear as faint, symbolic vignettes around the central kṣetra, indicating equal sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Purūravāditya (implied)
• Bhaṭṭāditya
• Bahūdaka
• Bhārata (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites carry measurable spiritual potency; equivalent kṣetras grant comparable fruits to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Purūravāditya kṣetra is praised as equal in merit to Bahūdaka kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; it is a phalaśruti (benefit statement) about the kṣetra and deity.