Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि देवगुप्तेश्वरं प्रिये । तत्र पश्चिमवायव्ये यत्र सोमोऽकरोत्तपः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi devagupteśvaraṃ priye | tatra paścimavāyavye yatra somo'karottapaḥ

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ മഹാദേവീ, പ്രിയേ, തുടർന്ന് ദേവഗുപ്തേശ്വരത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം. അവിടെ പടിഞ്ഞാറ്-വായവ്യ ദിക്കിൽ സോമൻ (ചന്ദ്രൻ) തപസ്സു ചെയ്ത സ്ഥലം ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवगुप्तेश्वरम्: Devaguptēśvara (name of Śiva/linga)
• देवगुप्तेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गुप्त + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place: there)

• पश्चिमवायव्ये: in the western-northwestern (quarter)
• पश्चिमवायव्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम + वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सोमः: Soma (the Moon)
• सोमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अकरोत्: did, performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devagupteśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī to proceed to Devagupteśvara; a pilgrim path is indicated toward a liṅga shrine; Soma is shown performing tapas nearby, facing inward in austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Devagupteśvara
• Mahādevī
• Soma (Candra)
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are mapped through divine narratives; visiting them aligns the pilgrim with exemplary tapas and its fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devagupteśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction is given: one should go (gacchet) to Devagupteśvara; Soma’s tapas is cited as the site’s sanctifying precedent.