Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्क्षेत्रे त्वया देवि स्थितिः कार्या सदा शुभे

Transliteration

asminkṣetre tvayā devi sthitiḥ kāryā sadā śubhe

Translation

“Wahai Devi yang mulia lagi membawa tuah, di kṣetra suci ini hendaklah Engkau bersemayam senantiasa.”

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative, Singular (demonstrative, qualifying क्षेत्रे)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता-करणभावे/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental, Singular

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• स्थितिः: abiding, residence
• स्थितिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कार्या: to be done; should be made
• कार्या: Vidhana (Obligation predicate/विधान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तव्य/विधेय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Gerundive (to be done), Feminine, Nominative, Singular (predicate with स्थितिः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण); Indeclinable adverb of time

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn moment of invocation: the Devī is entreated to remain forever in Prabhāsa; the landscape feels consecrated, with a temple threshold and protective aura settling over the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes spiritually potent through the abiding presence of the deity; divine residence sustains the kṣetra’s sanctity for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra itself is directly referenced as “this kṣetra.”

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it is a petition that the Goddess remain present in the sacred place.