Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

एवं प्रभासक्षेत्रे स सरस्वत्यब्धिसंगमे । कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं विधानेन प्रभासे चैव भामिनि

Transliteration

evaṃ prabhāsakṣetre sa sarasvatyabdhisaṃgame | kuryācchrāddhaṃ vidhānena prabhāse caiva bhāmini

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ, ഹേ സുന്ദരി, പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ—സരസ്വതി-സമുദ്ര സംഗമത്തിൽ—വിധിപ്രകാരം പ്രഭാസത്തിൽ തന്നേ ശ്രാദ്ധം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रे: in the Prabhāsa sacred field
• प्रभासक्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास-क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: प्रभासस्य क्षेत्रम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सरस्वती-अब्धि-संगमे: at the confluence of Sarasvatī and the ocean
• सरस्वती-अब्धि-संगमे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती-अब्धि-संगम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सरस्वत्याः अब्धेः संगमः)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• भामिनि: O lovely lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa at Sarasvatī–abdhisaṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhāminī (female interlocutor addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a coastal confluence, a householder performs śrāddha on darbha grass: piṇḍas arranged, tila-water offered toward the sea; the river’s subtle stream meets waves; attendants prepare brāhmaṇa seating; the addressed ‘bhāminī’ stands nearby as listener.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Sarasvatī
• Abdhi (Ocean)
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place and procedure together sanctify action: Śrāddha done at a praised tīrtha with correct vidhi carries heightened merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Sarasvatī–ocean confluence (sarasvaty-abdhi-saṅgama).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śrāddha at the saṅgama strictly according to the stated procedure (vidhāna).