Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रतीर्थप्रभावं च प्रसादात्तव शंकर । श्रुतं सविस्तरं सर्वमिदं त्वदुदितं मया

Transliteration

kṣetratīrthaprabhāvaṃ ca prasādāttava śaṃkara | śrutaṃ savistaraṃ sarvamidaṃ tvaduditaṃ mayā

Translation

ഹേ ശങ്കരാ, നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഈ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെയും അതിലെ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെയും മഹിമ ഞാൻ വിശദമായി ശ്രവിച്ചു; നീ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ കേട്ടറിഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• क्षेत्रतीर्थप्रभावम्: the power/glory of the sacred place and ford
• क्षेत्रतीर्थप्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + तीर्थ + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रस्य तीर्थस्य प्रभावः)

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

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (heard)

• सविस्तरम्: in detail
• सविस्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्गसदृश 'स' = 'सहित' (with)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• त्वत्-उदितम्: spoken by you
• त्वत्-उदितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उद्+वद्/उद्+इ (धातु) से 'उदित' = said/uttered)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वया/तव उदितम् = uttered by you)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Listener/devotee addressing Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (and its tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara (as addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (or sage) with folded hands addresses Śaṅkara; Śiva sits in calm teaching posture near a sacred landscape marker (river/ghat/linga), indicating the completion of instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• kṣetra
• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True understanding of a tīrtha’s greatness is framed as arising through divine grace and faithful listening (śravaṇa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra and its associated tīrthas in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice: śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the māhātmya; no explicit vow or rite is stated in this verse.