Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

वनस्पतीनां निर्यासो दानवानां पराजयः । नागानां च वशीकारः क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं तथा । देवोत्पत्ति विपर्यासो लोकानां च विपर्ययः

Transliteration

vanaspatīnāṃ niryāso dānavānāṃ parājayaḥ | nāgānāṃ ca vaśīkāraḥ kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ tathā | devotpatti viparyāso lokānāṃ ca viparyayaḥ

Translation

ତାହାରୁ ବନସ୍ପତିମାନଙ୍କ ନିର୍ୟାସ-ରସ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ; ଦାନବମାନଙ୍କ ପରାଜୟ ଘଟେ; ନାଗମାନେ ବଶୀଭୂତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ଏହିପରି ଅହଙ୍କାରୀ କ୍ଷତ୍ରଶକ୍ତିର ଉତ୍ସାଦନ ହୁଏ; ଦେବୋତ୍ପତ୍ତିରେ ବିପର୍ୟୟ ଓ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଉଲଟପାଲଟ ଘଟେ।

Word by Word

• vanaspatīnām: of trees/forest-lords
• vanaspatīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• niryāsaḥ: exudation/sap
• niryāsaḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niryāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dānavānām: of demons (Dānavas)
• dānavānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• parājayaḥ: defeat
• parājayaḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parājaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nאַגānām: of serpents/Nāgas
• nאַגānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vaśīkāraḥ: subjugation/enchantment
• vaśīkāraḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśīkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṣatrasya: of the Kshatriya order/royalty
• kṣatrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• utsādanam: destruction/uprooting
• utsādanam: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ut-√sad (धातु) + ana (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); भाववाचक-नाम (action noun: 'uprooting/ruin')

• tathā: thus/also
• tathā: Connector/Adder
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'thus/also')

• deva-utpattiḥ: origin/creation of the gods
• deva-utpattiḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive: 'origin of the gods')

• viparyāsaḥ: inversion/disorder
• viparyāsaḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viparyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• viparyayaḥ: reversal/calamity
• viparyayaḥ: Karta/Item in list (उद्देश्य/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viparyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A multi-register cosmic mural: trees exuding resin/sap; devas triumphing over Dānavas; Nāgas being subdued by a radiant ascetic power; a proud kṣatriya king’s banner falling; and above, a symbolic ‘inversion’ of deva-birth and worlds tilting—showing dharma’s capacity to reorder realms.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Nāgas
• Devas
• Kṣatra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s power is described as world-shaping—able to humble hostile forces and correct dharmic imbalance, even on a cosmic scale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as a locus where divine order can be restored and anti-dharmic powers subdued.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse lists effects/attributes to magnify the kṣetra’s greatness.