Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 187

Devanagari script

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो देवो व्याधिदुष्कृतनाशकृत् । तत्र सिद्धाः पुरा देवि लोकपाला महर्षयः

Transliteration

bhuktimuktiprado devo vyādhiduṣkṛtanāśakṛt | tatra siddhāḥ purā devi lokapālā maharṣayaḥ

Translation

ആ ദേവൻ ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും നൽകുന്നവൻ; രോഗങ്ങളെയും ദുഷ്കൃത്യങ്ങളെയും നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ. ദേവീ, അവിടെ പുരാതനകാലത്ത് സിദ്ധന്മാർ, ലോകപാലന്മാർ, മഹർഷിമാർ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• bhukti-mukti-pradaḥ: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुष (bhuktiṃ ca muktiṃ ca pradāti)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vyādhi-duṣkṛta-nāśa-kṛt: destroyer of disease and evil deeds
• vyādhi-duṣkṛta-nāśa-kṛt: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + duṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (vyādhīnāṃ duṣkṛtānāṃ ca nāśaṃ karoti)

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

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kriya-visheshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• loka-pālāḥ: guardians of the worlds
• loka-pālāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lokānāṃ pālāḥ)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Āditya-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Prabhāsa sacred assembly: Āditya radiating above the kṣetra; Siddhas and Vidyādharas in the sky; Lokapālas stationed at the quarters; ṛṣis in meditation near a tīrtha; devotees receiving blessings symbolized by healing light.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Sūrya at Prabhāsa)
• Siddhas
• Lokapālas
• Maharṣis
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha grants both material well-being and spiritual freedom when approached with dharmic intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where even Siddhas, Lokapālas, and sages gained attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is listed; the verse emphasizes the general fruit of devotion/meritorious presence at the site.