Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

प्रभासं गच्छ राजेंद्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । तत्र सिद्धिर्भवेच्छीघ्रमार्त्तानां प्राणिनां भुवि

Transliteration

prabhāsaṃ gaccha rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | tatra siddhirbhavecchīghramārttānāṃ prāṇināṃ bhuvi

Translation

ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ത്രിലോകപ്രസിദ്ധമായ പ്രഭാസ തീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുക. അവിടെ ഭൂമിയിൽ ആർ‍ത്തരായ ജീവികൾക്ക് शीഘ്രം സിദ്ധിയും ആശ്വാസവും ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (place)
• प्रभासम्: Karman (goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘राजेन्द्र’ = राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः

• तीर्थम्: the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karman (appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘प्रभासम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अप्पोजिशन

• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: renowned in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (adjective of ‘तीर्थम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + विश्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतम्’ (locative-tatpurusha)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/locative adverb)

• सिद्धिः: success; attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur; will come about
• भवेत्: Kriyā (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

• आर्त्तानाम्: of the afflicted
• आर्त्तानाम्: Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘प्राणिनाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (explicitly addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heralding voice urges the king to journey to Prabhāsa; the sacred coast appears with temples, pilgrims, and sunrise—promising quick relief to the afflicted.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to a divinely praised tīrtha is portrayed as compassionate dharma—bringing swift aid to the suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-tīrtha, celebrated as renowned across the three worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-yātrā (going on pilgrimage) to Prabhāsa is the direct instruction.