Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ततः स्वसैन्यसंयुक्तो द्रव्योपस्करसंयुतः । आजगाम महाक्षेत्रं प्रभासमिति विश्रुतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ svasainyasaṃyukto dravyopaskarasaṃyutaḥ | ājagāma mahākṣetraṃ prabhāsamiti viśrutam

Translation

ତତଃ ସେ ନିଜ ସେନାସହିତ ଏବଂ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟ‑ଉପସ୍କରରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇ, ‘ପ୍ରଭାସ’ ନାମେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସେଇ ମହାପୁଣ୍ୟକ୍ଷେତ୍ରକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/ततः = then)

• स्वसैन्यसंयुक्तः: accompanied by his own army
• स्वसैन्यसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + सैन्य + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः/रामः)

• द्रव्योपस्करसंयुतः: provided with supplies and equipment
• द्रव्योपस्करसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रव्य + उपस्कर + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः/रामः); द्रव्य-उपस्करयोः समाहार/itaretara-द्वन्द्व (goods and equipment)

• आजगाम: came/arrived
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाक्षेत्रम्: the great sacred region
• महाक्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Apposition/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महाक्षेत्रस्य नाम

• इति: called/‘thus’
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (नामनिर्देश/quotative)

• विश्रुतम्: renowned
• विश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (महाक्षेत्रम्/प्रभासम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Unspecified Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Mahākṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal/powerful pilgrim approaches the vast coastal sacred region of Prabhāsa with attendants, banners, carts of offerings, and ritual supplies; the horizon suggests sea-breeze and temple silhouettes.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is a deliberate dharmic undertaking—preparedness and purposeful travel culminate in reaching a sanctified kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa, described as a famed mahākṣetra (great sacred region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it notes the organized yātrā with necessary provisions.