Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

भूमिं विदार्य तस्याधः प्रविष्टा गजगामिनी । तदंतर्द्धानमार्गेण प्रवृत्ता पश्चिमामुखी

Transliteration

bhūmiṃ vidārya tasyādhaḥ praviṣṭā gajagāminī | tadaṃtarddhānamārgeṇa pravṛttā paścimāmukhī

Translation

Dewi yang berlangkah laksana gajah membelah bumi lalu masuk ke bawahnya. Kemudian, melalui laluan bawah tanah yang tersembunyi itu, Baginda bergerak menghala ke barat.

Word by Word

• bhūmim: the earth/ground
• bhūmim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vidārya: having split
• vidārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi+dṝ (धातु) → vidārya (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• tasya: of it
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• adhaḥ: below, beneath
• adhaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (adverb)

• praviṣṭā: entered
• praviṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+viś (धातु) → praviṣṭa (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययक कृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gajagāminī: moving like an elephant
• gajagāminī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja+gāminī (प्रातिपदिक); gaja (हस्ती) + gāminī (गामिन्-स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रविष्टा इत्यस्य/सा इत्यस्य)

• tat: then/that
• tat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (अत्र अव्ययवत् पूर्वपद)

• antardhāna-mārgeṇa: by the path of disappearance/hidden passage
• antardhāna-mārgeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antardhāna+mārga (प्रातिपदिक); antardhāna (अन्तर्धान) + mārga (मार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/मार्गवाचक

• pravṛttā: set forth, proceeded
• pravṛttā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vṛt (धातु) → pravṛtta (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययक कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paścimā-mukhī: west-facing
• paścimā-mukhī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścimā+mukhī (प्रातिपदिक); paścima (पश्चिम) + mukhī (मुखिन्-स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred is not always visible—divine currents may move secretly, yet still sanctify the world’s geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse advances the route narrative that ultimately serves the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the immediate locus is the hidden path from Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is mythic topography explaining sacred movement through concealed routes.