Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

सिंहैर्व्याघ्रैर्मृगैर्नागैर्वराहैर्वानरैस्तथा । क्वचित्क्वचिदसौ भाति परस्परमनुव्रतैः

Transliteration

siṃhairvyāghrairmṛgairnāgairvarāhairvānaraistathā | kvacitkvacidasau bhāti parasparamanuvrataiḥ

Translation

ആ ദേശം എവിടെയൊക്കെയോ സിംഹം, വ്യാഘ്രം, മൃഗം, ഗജം, വരാഹം, വാനരം എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് അലങ്കൃതമായി ദീപ്തമാകുന്നു; അവയെല്ലാം പരസ്പരം അനുരക്തരായി, അനുവ്രതരായി സൗഹൃദത്തോടെ വസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• siṃhaiḥ: With lions
• siṃhaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (सिंह)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vyāghraiḥ: With tigers
• vyāghraiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (व्याघ्र)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• mṛgaiḥ: With deer/beasts
• mṛgaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (मृग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• nāgaiḥ: With elephants/snakes
• nāgaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (नाग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• varāhaiḥ: With boars
• varāhaiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varāha (वराह)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vānaraiḥ: With monkeys
• vānaraiḥ: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (वानर)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• tathā: And/Also
• tathā: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā
• Form: Conjunction

• kvacit: Sometimes/Somewhere
• kvacit: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit
• Form: Adverb

• asau: He (The Mountain)
• asau: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhāti: Shines
• bhāti: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (भा)
• Form: Present Tense (Lat), 3rd Person, Singular

• parasparam: Mutually/To one another
• parasparam: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (परस्पर)
• Form: Adverbial

• anuvrataiḥ: Devoted/Following
• anuvrataiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier to animals)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuvrata (अनुव्रत)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred landscape of Prabhāsa where lions, tigers, deer, elephants, boars, and monkeys dwell together without fear, suggesting the kṣetra’s pacifying aura.

Characters & Entities

• Lions
• Tigers
• Deer
• Elephants
• Boars
• Monkeys

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified kṣetra, dharma expresses as harmony—even natural enmities subside—signifying the pacifying power of holiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is presented as a spiritually charged landscape where beings coexist in concord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the verse highlights the ethical and spiritual atmosphere (śānti) characteristic of the tīrtha.