Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तत्र प्राभासिके क्षेत्रे मया ते प्रगुणीकृतम् । तत्र ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वे तथा राजर्षयोऽपरे

Transliteration

tatra prābhāsike kṣetre mayā te praguṇīkṛtam | tatra brahmarṣayaḥ sarve tathā rājarṣayo'pare

Translation

ആ പ്രഭാസ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ വേണ്ടി എല്ലാം വിധിപൂർവ്വം ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു। അവിടെ എല്ലാ ബ്രഹ്മർഷികളും, അതുപോലെ മറ്റു രാജർഷികളും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।

Word by Word

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

• प्राभासिके: in Prabhāsa-related
• प्राभासिके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राभासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रे)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्/तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन रूप; अत्र चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान) ‘for you’ इति ग्रहणम्

• प्रगुणीकृतम्: has been prepared
• प्रगुणीकृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + गुणी + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘prepared’ (यज्ञाङ्गम् implied)

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

• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Brahmarṣis
• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मर्षयः)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunctive)

• राजर्षयः: royal sages
• राजर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: राज्ञः ऋषयः

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (राजर्षयः)

Speaker

Hemagarbha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide sacred field at Prabhāsa prepared for a rite; rows of Brahmarṣis with matted hair and deer-skins, and Rājarṣis in royal yet austere attire, all assembled in anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Brahmarṣi
• Rājarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places attract realized beings; dharma is strengthened when sages and righteous kings gather for sacred work.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as the venue where great seers assemble.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation and orderly arrangement for a sacrificial undertaking (yajña) in the sacred precinct.