Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 311

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये गोपाल स्वामिहरिमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनामैकादशोत्तरत्रिशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye gopāla svāmiharimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikādaśottaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah berakhir bab ke-311 yang bertajuk “Huraian Keagungan Hari Gopāla-svāmin”, dalam Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, di bahagian Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, dalam Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa (Saṃhitā lapan puluh satu ribu rangkap).

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• śrīskāṃde: in the revered Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrīskāṃde: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-skānda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + स्कान्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘श्रीस्कान्दे’ = in the revered Skanda (Purāṇa)

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ekāśītisāhasryām: in the (collection) of eighty-one thousand
• ekāśītisāhasryām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti-sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक; एकाशीतिः + साहस्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषणम् (denoting 81,000)

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal)

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa section
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + खण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal)

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the ‘Glory of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• gopāla: Gopāla
• gopāla: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग (title element)

• svāmihari: Svāmin and Hari
• svāmihari: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin-hari (प्रातिपदिक; स्वामिन् + हरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग (co-ordinate names)

• māhātmya: glory (account)
• māhātmya: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग

• varṇanam: description
• varṇanam: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle: ‘called’)

• ekādaśottaratriśatatamaḥ: three-hundred-and-eleventh
• ekādaśottaratriśatatamaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa-uttara-triśata-tama (प्रातिपदिक; एकादश + उत्तर + त्रिशत + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal) = 311th

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (textual closing formula)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopāla-svāmin (Hari)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A closing manuscript colophon with a small vignette of Gopāla-svāmin’s shrine and pilgrims holding lamps, indicating the just-finished Māgha vigil teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya
• Gopāla-svāmin Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a formal closure, preserving the integrity and transmission of the māhātmya tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the chapter devoted to Gopāla-svāmin Hari.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a colophon summarizing the chapter’s placement and title.