Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

प्रभावाच्चास्य क्षेत्रस्य गुह्यस्य मम शाश्वतम् । योगाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं प्राप्स्यसे परमं महत्

Transliteration

prabhāvāccāsya kṣetrasya guhyasya mama śāśvatam | yogāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ prāpsyase paramaṃ mahat

Translation

ഈ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രം—എന്റെ ശാശ്വത ഗുഹ്യധാമം—എന്നതിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ നീ യോഗത്തിന്റെ അഷ്ടഗുണസമ്പന്നമായ പരമ മഹത്തായ ഐശ്വര്യം പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• प्रभावात्: from the power (of)
• प्रभावात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (अपादान), एकवचनम्

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

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (of this)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गुह्यस्य: secret
• गुह्यस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to kṣetrasya)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (my)

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to aiśvaryam)

• योगाष्टगुणम्: with eight yogic qualities
• योगाष्टगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-अष्ट-गुण (प्रातिपदिक; योग + अष्ट + गुण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to aiśvaryam); ‘having eight yogic qualities’

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereign power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (भविष्यत्/Future), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to aiśvaryam)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to aiśvaryam)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (guhya-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sacred field near the western sea; a sage receives a boon of aṣṭa-siddhi-like aiśvarya, with a subtle aura indicating ‘guhya’ power emanating from the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra (implied as ‘this kṣetra’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography matters in Purāṇic dharma: the kṣetra’s divine potency amplifies sādhana and grants exalted spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra—explicitly praised for its kṣetra-prabhāva, described as Śiva’s secret and eternal domain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse teaches the doctrine of kṣetra-prabhāva—spiritual results arise powerfully through connection with the holy place.