Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

विघ्नैरालोड्यमानोऽपि यः प्रभासं न मुंचति । स मुंचति जरां मृत्युं जन्मचक्रमशाश्वतम्

Transliteration

vighnairāloḍyamāno'pi yaḥ prabhāsaṃ na muṃcati | sa muṃcati jarāṃ mṛtyuṃ janmacakramaśāśvatam

Translation

വിഘ്നങ്ങളാൽ അലോടിക്കപ്പെട്ടാലും പ്രഭാസം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കാത്തവൻ ജരാ-മൃത്യുവിലും അവസാനമില്ലാത്ത ജന്മചക്രത്തിലും നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• विघ्नैः: by obstacles
• विघ्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• आलोड्यमानः: being shaken/tossed
• आलोड्यमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + लोड् (धातु) → आलोड्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अपेक्षा-अव्यय (concessive particle: even though)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (holy place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• मुञ्चति: abandons/leaves
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुञ्चति: releases/abandons
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जराम्: old age
• जराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जन्मचक्रम्: cycle of birth
• जन्मचक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जन्मनः चक्रम्)

• अशाश्वतम्: non-eternal/impermanent
• अशाश्वतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्यय (negated adjective)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred from nearby vocative 'devi/mahādevi')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka facing storms of ‘vighnas’—wind, rain, inner doubts, hostile figures—yet standing firm at Prabhāsa with the temple spire behind; the wheel of births depicted faintly breaking apart.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Devī (implied listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion to Prabhāsa despite difficulties becomes a direct cause for freedom from saṃsāra—old age, death, and repeated birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a place where perseverance itself bears liberating fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on unwavering residence/commitment to the kṣetra even amid obstacles.