Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

केचिद्ध्यानरतास्तत्र केचिद्योगं समाश्रिताः । केचिद्व्याख्यां प्रकुर्वन्ति विचारमपि चापरे

Transliteration

keciddhyānaratāstatra kecidyogaṃ samāśritāḥ | kecidvyākhyāṃ prakurvanti vicāramapi cāpare

Translation

Sebahagian di sana tenggelam dalam meditasi; sebahagian lagi berlindung pada disiplin yoga. Ada yang menyampaikan ajaran dan huraian, sementara yang lain tekun dalam penyelidikan dan renungan halus.

Word by Word

• kecit: some (people)
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (some)

• dhyāna-ratāḥ: devoted to meditation
• dhyāna-ratāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhyāna + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (ध्येय/ध्यान-रत = devoted to meditation)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Desha-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (there)

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• samāśritāḥ: have resorted to
• samāśritāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śri (श्रि धातु) with sam-ā- (उपसर्ग) → samāśrita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having resorted to)

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम

• vyākhyām: explanation/discourse
• vyākhyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• prakurvanti: do/perform
• prakurvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) with pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vicāram: inquiry/reflection
• vicāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक निपात (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• apare: others
• apare: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणवत् (others)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A broad courtyard or grove near the liṅga: some yogins sit motionless in meditation, others practice disciplined yoga; a few expound teachings to attentive listeners, while others engage in quiet philosophical reflection.

Characters & Entities

• muni
• yoga
• dhyāna
• vyākhyā
• vicāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A great tīrtha supports multiple authentic paths—meditation, yoga, teaching, and inquiry—within the umbrella of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a living center of yogic and contemplative practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna), yogic discipline (yoga), and dharmic discourse (vyākhyā) are described as practices undertaken there.