Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अथान्यत्संप्रवक्ष्यामि रहस्यं स्थानमुत्तमम् । सर्वपापहरं नृणां विस्तरात्कथ यामि ते

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | athānyatsaṃpravakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ sthānamuttamam | sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇāṃ vistarātkatha yāmi te

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ— ଏବେ ମୁଁ ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଗୁପ୍ତ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର କହିବି, ଯାହା ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ପାପ ହରେ; ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ତାହା ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହିବି।

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• anyat: another (topic/thing)
• anyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• saṃpravakṣyāmi: I shall proclaim
• saṃpravakṣyāmi: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु; वच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः सम्+प्र

• rahasyam: secret
• rahasyam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uttamam: supreme
• uttamam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (to sthānam)

• sarvapāpaharam: removing all sins
• sarvapāpaharam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pāpa-hara (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + हर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (to sthānam/rahasyam)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); बहुवचन

• vistarāt: in detail
• vistarāt: Hetu/Apadana (Source/अपा दान; adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (in the sense of 'in detail')

• kathayāmi: I tell
• kathayāmi: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (धातु; कथय—णिजन्त from √kath/कथ्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/Dative); एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaking to Pārvatī in a calm divine assembly, gesturing as if unveiling a hidden tīrtha; behind them, a stylized map-like vista of Prabhāsa with shrines and water bodies.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography (sthāna) is a vehicle of purification; knowing and approaching a holy place with reverence destroys sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A “secret, supreme place” is introduced; the exact site is to be detailed in the ensuing verses of Adhyāya 105 within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it is an announcement of a forthcoming detailed description.