Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

दिव्यगन्ध सुगन्धाद्यैः स्वर्गस्थानमिवाभवत् । चतुर्दशविधस्तत्र भूतग्रामः समागतः

Transliteration

divyagandha sugandhādyaiḥ svargasthānamivābhavat | caturdaśavidhastatra bhūtagrāmaḥ samāgataḥ

Translation

ദിവ്യസുഗന്ധങ്ങളും മധുരപരിമളങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞതുകൊണ്ട് ആ സ്ഥലം സ്വർഗ്ഗലോകംപോലെ ആയി. അവിടെ പതിനാലുവിധമായ ഭൂതസമൂഹം ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടി.

Word by Word

• दिव्यगन्ध: divinely fragrant
• दिव्यगन्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दिव्यः गन्धः यस्य/यत्र)

• सुगन्धाद्यैः: with sweet fragrances and the like
• सुगन्धाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-गन्ध-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; सुगन्ध + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुगन्धाः आदयः येषां तैः)

• स्वर्गस्थानम्: the abode of heaven
• स्वर्गस्थानम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य स्थानम्)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—भू (1P)

• चतुर्दशविधः: of fourteen kinds
• चतुर्दशविधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश-विध (प्रातिपदिक; चतुर्दश + विध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चतुर्दश प्रकाराः यस्य)

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

• भूतग्रामः: the assemblage of beings
• भूतग्रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत-ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां ग्रामः/समूहः)

• समागतः: assembled/arrived
• समागतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातुः—गम् (1P) उपसर्गौ—सम्, आ

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prabhāsa-kṣetra suffused with celestial perfumes; luminous air, flowering groves, and a vast assembly of beings from earth and heaven converging toward the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Bhūtagrāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place, enlivened by dharmic rites, transforms perception itself—earth can appear as heaven when sanctified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, described as heaven-like due to its sanctity and ritual energy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific injunction is added here; the verse emphasizes the auspicious environment and the vast assembly drawn to the consecrated rite.