Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

मामुपास्य चिरं लेभे चक्रं दुष्टनिबर्हणम् । त्वां च तस्य महामायामप्रमेयात्मनो हरेः

Transliteration

māmupāsya ciraṃ lebhe cakraṃ duṣṭanibarhaṇam | tvāṃ ca tasya mahāmāyāmaprameyātmano hareḥ

Translation

ദീർഘകാലം എന്നെ ഉപാസിച്ച് അവൻ ദുഷ്ടനാശകമായ ചക്രം നേടി; നീയും അപരിമേയസ്വഭാവനായ ആ ഹരിയുടെ മഹാമായയായി മാറി.

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• उपास्य: having worshipped
• उपास्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय — having worshipped

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय — adverb of time (for a long time)

• लेभे: obtained
• लेभे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — obtained

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• दुष्टनिबर्हणम्: destroyer of the wicked
• दुष्टनिबर्हणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट + निबर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; तत्पुरुष (दुष्टानां निबर्हणम्) विशेषण (for चक्रम्)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

• महामायाम्: the great Māyā
• महामायाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; कर्मधारय (महती माया)

• अप्रमेयात्मनः: of the immeasurable-souled
• अप्रमेयात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रमेय + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular; तत्पुरुष (अप्रमेयः आत्मा यस्य) विशेषण (for हरेः)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive singular

Speaker

Śiva (deduced, to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-deity performs prolonged worship; a radiant discus manifests, encircled by flames; beside Hari stands Mahāmāyā as a regal feminine power, indicating śakti as Hari’s cosmic function.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Devī
• Cakra (Sudarśana, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Long, steady worship yields divine empowerment; cosmic instruments of protection arise from devotion and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification belongs to Prabhāsa Kṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (sustained worship) is implied as the practice leading to divine favor.