Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

प्रभासं परमं ख्यातं तच्च द्वादशयोजनम् । तत्र सोमेश्वरो देवस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

Transliteration

prabhāsaṃ paramaṃ khyātaṃ tacca dvādaśayojanam | tatra someśvaro devastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

Translation

പ്രഭാസം പരമമായി പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്; അത് ദ്വാദശ യോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ളതാണ്. അവിടെ ദേവൻ സോമേശ്വരൻ ത്രിലോകങ്ങളിലും വിശ്രുതനാണ്.

Word by Word

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ख्यातम्: renowned
• ख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that (place)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• द्वादशयोजनम्: (measuring) twelve yojanas
• द्वादशयोजनम्: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्वादश योजने प्रमाणम् (द्विगु)

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

• सोमेश्वरः: Someśvara (Lord of Soma)
• सोमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—सोमस्य ईश्वरः (तत्पुरुष)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विश्रुतः: famed, well-known
• विश्रुतः: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + वि उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide aerial-like vision of Prabhāsa spanning ‘twelve yojanas’: a luminous sacred mandala with multiple bathing spots and shrines; at the center stands Someśvara, radiating upward into the three worlds, with celestial beings acknowledging his fame.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Someśvara
• Tri-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place is not only holy by sentiment; it is mapped, measured, and anchored in a living deity-presence (Someśvara).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra, with the shrine/presence of Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it establishes the extent and presiding deity-fame of Prabhāsa.