Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

ये चांतरिक्षे भुवि ये च देवास्तीर्थानि वै यानि दिगंतरेषु । क्षेत्रं प्रभासं प्रवरं हि तेषां सोमेश्वरं देवि तथा वरिष्ठम्

Transliteration

ye cāṃtarikṣe bhuvi ye ca devāstīrthāni vai yāni digaṃtareṣu | kṣetraṃ prabhāsaṃ pravaraṃ hi teṣāṃ someśvaraṃ devi tathā variṣṭham

Translation

ആകാശത്തിലും ഭൂമിയിലും വസിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരിലും, ദിക്കുകളിലാകെ ഉള്ള എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലും, ഹേ ദേവി, പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രം ഏറ്റവും ശ്രേഷ്ഠം; അതുപോലെ സോമേശ്വരനും പരമ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• antarikṣe: in the sky/atmosphere
• antarikṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• tīrthāni: sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• dik-antareṣu: in the regions between the directions / in various quarters
• dik-antareṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dik (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दिशाम् अन्तरेषु), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• kṣetram: the sacred field/place
• kṣetram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• prabhāsam: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म/विशेष्य-निर्देश (कषेत्रम्—प्रभासम्)

• pravaram: excellent / foremost
• pravaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्षेत्रम्)

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha (Reason/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (for/indeed)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• someśvaram: Someśvara (Lord Soma/Śiva)
• someśvaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय: सोमः ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• variṣṭham: the most excellent
• variṣṭham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अतिशय-विशेषण (superlative) विशेषण (क्षेत्रम्/सोमेश्वरम्)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from immediate context: Śaṅkara speaking to Devī in Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra; Someśvara (Somanātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic tableau: devas in the sky and on earth turn toward the radiant Prabhāsa coast; at the center stands the Somanātha linga, crowned by a halo, with directional tīrthas symbolically converging.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Someśvara (Somanātha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Among countless divine abodes and tīrthas, certain kṣetras are proclaimed pre-eminent due to their exceptional sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on Someśvara/Somanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse establishes the supreme status of the place and deity, encouraging pilgrimage and worship.