Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 187

Devanagari script

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदो देवो व्याधिदुष्कृतनाशकृत् । तत्र सिद्धाः पुरा देवि लोकपाला महर्षयः

Transliteration

bhuktimuktiprado devo vyādhiduṣkṛtanāśakṛt | tatra siddhāḥ purā devi lokapālā maharṣayaḥ

Translation

Dewa itu mengurniakan kenikmatan duniawi dan juga pembebasan, serta memusnahkan penyakit dan perbuatan jahat. Di sana pada zaman purba, wahai Dewi, para Siddha, para penjaga alam (Lokapāla), dan para resi agung mencapai kesempurnaan.

Word by Word

• bhukti-mukti-pradaḥ: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुष (bhuktiṃ ca muktiṃ ca pradāti)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vyādhi-duṣkṛta-nāśa-kṛt: destroyer of disease and evil deeds
• vyādhi-duṣkṛta-nāśa-kṛt: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + duṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (vyādhīnāṃ duṣkṛtānāṃ ca nāśaṃ karoti)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय — locative adverb

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kriya-visheshana (Time/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• loka-pālāḥ: guardians of the worlds
• loka-pālāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lokānāṃ pālāḥ)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Āditya-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Prabhāsa sacred assembly: Āditya radiating above the kṣetra; Siddhas and Vidyādharas in the sky; Lokapālas stationed at the quarters; ṛṣis in meditation near a tīrtha; devotees receiving blessings symbolized by healing light.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Sūrya at Prabhāsa)
• Siddhas
• Lokapālas
• Maharṣis
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha grants both material well-being and spiritual freedom when approached with dharmic intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where even Siddhas, Lokapālas, and sages gained attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is listed; the verse emphasizes the general fruit of devotion/meritorious presence at the site.