Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

इत्येतत्सर्वमाश्चर्यं जीवद्भिर्यदि दृश्यते । तीर्थयात्राविधानेन भवो वस्त्रापथे हरिः

Transliteration

ityetatsarvamāścaryaṃ jīvadbhiryadi dṛśyate | tīrthayātrāvidhānena bhavo vastrāpathe hariḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ജീവികൾ ഈ എല്ലാ അത്ഭുതങ്ങളും കാണുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, അത് തീർത്ഥയാത്രാവിധാനം ശരിയായി അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചതിനാലാണ്. വസ്ത്രാപഥത്തിൽ ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ) തന്നെയാണ് ഹരി (വിഷ്ണു)।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणार्थक (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Predicative complement / object (विधेय/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• जीवद्भिः: by living beings
• जीवद्भिः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवत् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Condition marker (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional conjunction)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Main predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, कर्मणि-प्रयोग, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Passive, 3rd person, Singular)

• तीर्थयात्राविधानेन: by the procedure of pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्राविधानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + यात्रा + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• वस्त्रापथे: at Vastrāpatha
• वस्त्रापथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Predicative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims behold miraculous signs in the kṣetra—light around a liṅga that subtly transforms into Viṣṇu’s form—signifying Bhava as Hari; elders instruct on proper pilgrimage discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Vastrāpatha
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed pilgrimage (with vidhi) refines perception, revealing the divine unity behind sectarian forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra), praised as a place where Śiva and Viṣṇu are realized as one.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse points to tīrtha-yātrā-vidhi (proper pilgrimage procedure) as the means, without detailing steps here.