Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

पुराऽनादीशनामेति पश्चात्पाशुपतेश्वरः । प्रभासे तु महाक्षेत्रे स्थितः पातकनाशनः

Transliteration

purā'nādīśanāmeti paścātpāśupateśvaraḥ | prabhāse tu mahākṣetre sthitaḥ pātakanāśanaḥ

Translation

ପୁରାତନ କାଳରେ ତାଙ୍କ ନାମ ‘ଅନାଦୀଶ’ ଥିଲା; ପରେ ‘ପାଶୁପତେଶ୍ୱର’ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ। ପ୍ରଭାସର ମହାକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସେ ପାପନାଶକ ଭାବେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ।

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb of time

• अनादीश-नाम: the name ‘Anādīśa’
• अनादीश-नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनादीश (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अनादीशस्य नाम)

• एति: is called/comes (to be)
• एति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — he/it goes/comes; परस्मैपदम्

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb of time/sequence

• पाशुपत-ईश्वरः: the Lord of the Pāśupatas
• पाशुपत-ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; तत्पुरुषः (पाशुपतानाम् ईश्वरः)

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphatic/contrastive particle

• महा-क्षेत्रे: in the great sacred field
• महा-क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् क्षेत्रम्)

• स्थितः: abiding, situated
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — past participle ‘standing/abiding’

• पातक-नाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पातक-नाशनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; तत्पुरुषः (पातकानां नाशनः)

Speaker

Śiva (inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāśupateśvara (formerly Anādīśa) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable liṅga in Prabhāsa, with two name-banners—Anādīśa (ancient) and Pāśupateśvara (later)—while pilgrims approach with lamps; a subtle dark mist (sins) dissolves near the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Anādīśa
• Pāśupateśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s one presence is celebrated through multiple names and eras, while the kṣetra’s central promise is purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Mahākṣetra, where Anādīśa/Pāśupateśvara is established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the emphasis is on the kṣetra’s pātaka-nāśana (sin-removing) efficacy.