Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

स्वर्ग लोके च यान्येव तत्र तान्याययुस्तदा । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा देवानां पश्यतां तदा

Transliteration

svarga loke ca yānyeva tatra tānyāyayustadā | etasminnantare brahmā devānāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā

Translation

സ്വർഗ്ഗലോകത്തിലെ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും അന്നേരം അവിടെ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ഇടയിൽ ദേവന്മാർ നോക്കി നിൽക്കേ ബ്രഹ്മദേവൻ (അടുത്ത) പ്രവർത്തി ആരംഭിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• स्वर्ग: in heaven
• स्वर्ग: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (अर्थे); 'in heaven' (with लोके)

• लोके: in the realm
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative 'in the world/realm'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Anvaya (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; relative pronoun 'which'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

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

• तानि: those (places)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; demonstrative 'those'

• आययुः: they came
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 'they came'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; 'in this'

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative 'in the interval/meanwhile'

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; proper noun

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; genitive 'of the gods'

• पश्यताम्: while they watched
• पश्यताम्: Sambandha (Genitive absolute/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी बहुवचन; 'while (they) were seeing' / 'of those watching'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as convergence of svarga tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic convergence: personified heavenly tīrthas descend like luminous streams; devas stand as witnesses; Brahmā appears centrally, poised to act, with four faces and a calm authoritative gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true consecration draws support from all realms; divine witnesses affirm the sanctity of the rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as attracting even heavenly tīrthas during sacred proceedings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a new prescription; it emphasizes the cosmic gathering of tīrthas and Brahmā’s intervention during the rite.