Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सर्वैश्वर्यमयं देवि नानावर्णविचित्रितम् । कुण्डस्यास्येशदिग्भागे भैरवेश्वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sarvaiśvaryamayaṃ devi nānāvarṇavicitritam | kuṇḍasyāsyeśadigbhāge bhairaveśvaramuttamam

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ! ഈ കുണ്ഡം സർവ ഐശ്വര്യങ്ങളാലും സമ്പന്നവും, നാനാവർണങ്ങളാൽ വിചിത്രമായി ശോഭിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്. ഈ കുണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ ഈശാന ഭാഗത്ത് ഉത്തമ ഭൈരവേശ്വരൻ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्वैश्वर्यमयम्: consisting of all lordly powers; full of all prosperity
• सर्वैश्वर्यमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ऐश्वर्य-मय (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + ऐश्वर्य + मय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative sg)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally: various)

• वर्ण: color
• वर्ण: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• विचित्रितम्: variegated; made multicolored
• विचित्रितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-चित्र् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (adorned/variegated)

• कुण्डस्य: of the pond
• कुण्डस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive sg)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive sg pronoun)

• ईश: Īśa; lord
• ईश: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; दिक्-विशेषणार्थ (as compound member: lordly/Īśa)

• दिक्: direction
• दिक्: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (direction)

• भागे: in the sector/portion (of the Īśa/northeast direction)
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ईश-दिक्-भाग इति तत्पुरुषसमासे (locative sg: in the portion of the Īśa-direction)

• भैरवेश्वरम्: Bhairaveśvara (a form/name of Śiva)
• भैरवेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भैरव + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (Bhāirava’s Lord / Lord named Bhairava)

• उत्तमम्: supreme; excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (superlative)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara (Īśāna-side shrine) near the Prabhāsa kuṇḍa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stepped kuṇḍa shimmering with many hues; on its northeast corner stands a powerful Bhairaveśvara shrine, radiating protective energy amid signs of abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairaveśvara
• Kuṇḍa
• Īśāna (direction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places manifest divine “aiśvarya” outwardly (wonders) and inwardly (spiritual power), anchored by specific deities like Bhairaveśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A kuṇḍa in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically its Īśāna-side where Bhairaveśvara is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction; the verse identifies the location of Bhairaveśvara for darśana and worship within the tīrtha complex.