Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताः । ज्ञानं चोत्पद्यते तत्र षण्मासाभ्यंतरेण तु

Transliteration

kālāgnirudrasāṃnidhye dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritāḥ | jñānaṃ cotpadyate tatra ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtareṇa tu

Translation

കാലാഗ്നിരുദ്രന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ ദക്ഷിണദിശയെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് അവിടെ ആറുമാസത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തന്നെ ജ്ഞാനം ഉദിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये: in the presence of Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रसांनिध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालाग्निरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक; काल + अग्नि + रुद्र) + सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण; ‘in the proximity of Kālāgnirudra’

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दिशम्)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (आश्रिताः इत्यस्य)

• आश्रिताः: having resorted to
• आश्रिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (ये/ते implied)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (उत्पद्यते इत्यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्पद्यते: arises
• उत्पद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरेण: within six months
• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरेण: Karana (Time-measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + मास) + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कालपरिमाण (instrumental of time-span: ‘within six months’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Kālāgnirudra-sānnidhya, southern quarter)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (explicitly addressed in adjacent verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka seated facing inward near a fierce yet protective Rudra presence; the southern quarter marked by a banner/śūla; dawn-to-dusk austerity, with subtle flames of kālāgni behind the deity, and a calm halo of awakening knowledge around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgnirudra
• Prabhāsa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a powerful Rudra-presence in a sacred place ripens inner awakening quickly—jñāna is promised within a defined time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the vicinity associated with Kālāgnirudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directional/locational observance: staying near Kālāgnirudra and resorting to the southern side; the fruit is jñāna within six months.