Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

श्रीकण्ठे श्रीनिवासश्च कामरूपे शुभंकरः । उच्छ्रियाणे देवकर्त्ता स्रष्टा जालंधरे तथा

Transliteration

śrīkaṇṭhe śrīnivāsaśca kāmarūpe śubhaṃkaraḥ | ucchriyāṇe devakarttā sraṣṭā jālaṃdhare tathā

Translation

ശ്രീകണ്ഠത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസൻ; കാമരൂപത്തിൽ ഞാൻ ശുഭങ്കരൻ—മംഗളദാതാവ്. ഉച്ഛ്രിയാണയിൽ ഞാൻ ദേവകർത്തൃ—ദേവന്മാരുടെ കർത്താവ്; ജാലന്ധരയിൽ ഞാൻ സ്രഷ്ടാ—സൃഷ്ടികർത്താവ്.

Word by Word

• श्रीकण्ठे: in Śrīkaṇṭha (place/name)
• श्रीकण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रीः + कण्ठः (कर्मधारय)

• श्रीनिवासः: Śrīnिवāsa (name/title)
• श्रीनिवासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीनिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—श्रियाः निवासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• कामरूपे: in Kāmarūpa
• कामरूपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कामस्य रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शुभंकरः: Śubhaṃkara (doer of good)
• शुभंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—शुभं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• उच्छ्रियाणे: in Ucchriyāṇa (place)
• उच्छ्रियाणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छ्रियाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवकर्त्ता: maker of the gods
• देवकर्त्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां कर्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जालंधरे: in Jālandhara
• जालंधरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जालंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्थाननाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmarūpa; Jālandhara (and associated kṣetras)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fourfold tableau: Śrīnivāsa standing with Lakṣmī in Śrīkaṇṭha; Śubhaṅkara bestowing blessings in lush Kāmarūpa hills; Devakartṛ fashioning divine beings in Ucchriyāṇa; Sraṣṭā emanating worlds in Jālandhara with cosmic lotus imagery.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīkaṇṭha
• Kāmarūpa
• Ucchriyāṇa
• Jālandhara
• Śrīnivāsa
• Śubhaṅkara
• Devakartṛ
• Sraṣṭā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single supreme reality supports different spiritual needs—prosperity, auspiciousness, divine order—through kṣetra-specific manifestations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīkaṇṭha, Kāmarūpa, Ucchriyāṇa, and Jālandhara are highlighted via the divine titles connected to each place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse primarily serves as a māhātmya catalog of sacred-place epithets.