Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

स्वर्ग लोके च यान्येव तत्र तान्याययुस्तदा । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा देवानां पश्यतां तदा

Transliteration

svarga loke ca yānyeva tatra tānyāyayustadā | etasminnantare brahmā devānāṃ paśyatāṃ tadā

Translation

Pada waktu itu, segala tīrtha yang berada di alam syurga pun datang ke sana. Dalam sela itu, Brahmā—tatkala para dewa menyaksikan—pun bertindak.

Word by Word

• स्वर्ग: in heaven
• स्वर्ग: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (अर्थे); 'in heaven' (with लोके)

• लोके: in the realm
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative 'in the world/realm'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Anvaya (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; relative pronoun 'which'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तानि: those (places)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; demonstrative 'those'

• आययुः: they came
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 'they came'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; 'in this'

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative 'in the interval/meanwhile'

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; proper noun

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; genitive 'of the gods'

• पश्यताम्: while they watched
• पश्यताम्: Sambandha (Genitive absolute/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी बहुवचन; 'while (they) were seeing' / 'of those watching'

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as convergence of svarga tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic convergence: personified heavenly tīrthas descend like luminous streams; devas stand as witnesses; Brahmā appears centrally, poised to act, with four faces and a calm authoritative gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true consecration draws support from all realms; divine witnesses affirm the sanctity of the rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as attracting even heavenly tīrthas during sacred proceedings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a new prescription; it emphasizes the cosmic gathering of tīrthas and Brahmā’s intervention during the rite.