Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

येनेदं विहितं शास्त्रं प्रभासक्षेत्रदीपकम् । स शिवश्चैव विज्ञेयो मानुषीं प्रकृतिं स्थितः

Transliteration

yenedaṃ vihitaṃ śāstraṃ prabhāsakṣetradīpakam | sa śivaścaiva vijñeyo mānuṣīṃ prakṛtiṃ sthitaḥ

Translation

ഈ ‘പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രദീപകം’ എന്ന ശാസ്ത്രം രചിച്ചവൻ, മനുഷ്യസ്വഭാവത്തിൽ വസിച്ചാലും സ്വയം ശിവനെന്നായി അറിയപ്പെടണം।

Word by Word

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• विहितम्: ordained, composed
• विहितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate/निर्देश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (singular)

• शास्त्रम्: scripture, teaching
• शास्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रदीपकम्: illumining Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• प्रभासक्षेत्रदीपकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभास + क्षेत्र + दीपक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासक्षेत्रस्य दीपकम् = illuminator of the Prabhāsa-field)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Pratipadyartha (Predicate nominative/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयः: Pratipadyartha (Predicate/निर्देश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be known’), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मानुषीम्: human
• मानुषीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रकृतिम्: nature, condition
• प्रकृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्थितः: abiding, being situated
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A human sage-author writes the ‘Prabhāsa-kṣetra-dīpaka’ while Śiva’s aura subtly overlays him, indicating identity-in-essence; a lamp motif radiates over a map-like vision of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true revealer of tīrtha-māhātmya is seen as divinely empowered, even if appearing human.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse establishes the sanctity and authority of the teaching itself.