Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 188

Devanagari script

सिद्धा विद्या धरा यक्षा गंधर्वा मुनयस्तथा । धनदोऽपि तथा भीष्मो ययातिर्गालवस्तथा

Transliteration

siddhā vidyā dharā yakṣā gaṃdharvā munayastathā | dhanado'pi tathā bhīṣmo yayātirgālavastathā

Translation

സിദ്ധന്മാർ, വിദ്യാധരന്മാർ, യക്ഷന്മാർ, ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ, മുനിമാർ; അതുപോലെ ധനദൻ (കുബേരൻ), ഭീഷ്മൻ, യയാതി, ഗാലവനും (ആ പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ സിദ്ധിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടവർ).

Word by Word

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

• vidyā-dharāḥ: Vidyādharas
• vidyā-dharāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vidyāyāḥ dharāḥ)

• yakṣāḥ: Yakṣas
• yakṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — adverb (‘also/likewise’)

• dhanadaḥ: Dhanada (Kubera)
• dhanadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात — particle (‘also/even’)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — adverb

• bhīṣmaḥ: Bhīṣma
• bhīṣmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• yayātiḥ: Yayāti
• yayātiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yayāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• gālavaḥ: Gālava
• gālavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gālava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — adverb

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (continued address context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ‘roll-call’ tableau: tiers of beings—Siddhas and Vidyādharas aloft, Yakṣas and Gandharvas in mid-tier with instruments, sages seated below; Kubera (Dhanada) with treasures; Bhīṣma as an austere elder; Yayāti as a royal figure; Gālava as a brahmacārin scholar—set against the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Munis
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Bhīṣma
• Yayāti
• Gālava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s greatness is validated by the presence and attainments of revered beings across worlds and eras.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implied as the locus where these figures attained or were sanctified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse functions as a māhātmya-style catalogue of illustrious visitors/attainers.