Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

एकैको मण्डपस्तत्र विंशहस्तप्रमाणतः । अस्त्रेणाशोध्य भूमिं तु पंचगव्येन प्रोक्ष्य च

Transliteration

ekaiko maṇḍapastatra viṃśahastapramāṇataḥ | astreṇāśodhya bhūmiṃ tu paṃcagavyena prokṣya ca

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମଣ୍ଡପ ବିଶ ହସ୍ତ ପ୍ରମାଣର ହେବା ଉଚିତ। ଅସ୍ତ୍ର-ମନ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଭୂମିକୁ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ କରି, ପଞ୍ଚଗବ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୋକ୍ଷଣ (ଛିଟା) କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ekaḥ: each (one)
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (distributive: 'each one')

• maṇḍapaḥ: pavilion
• maṇḍapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• viṃśa: twenty
• viṃśa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral stem), समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• hasta: hand (cubit)
• hasta: Sambandha (Measure component/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• pramāṇataḥ: by measure, in extent
• pramāṇataḥ: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'in measure/according to measure')

• astreṇa: with a weapon/mantra-weapon
• astreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• āśodhya: having purified
• āśodhya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śudh (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having purified/cleansed'

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

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• paṃcagavyena: with pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• paṃcagavyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃcagavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (pañca + gavya)

• prokṣya: having sprinkled
• prokṣya: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra- + ukṣ (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having sprinkled'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Śiva (in dialogue with Pārvatī, inferred from immediate context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single maṇḍapa being laid out to a precise twenty-hasta measure; a priest traces protective lines while reciting astra-mantra; assistants sprinkle pañcagavya over the earth with darbha and a vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Astra-mantra
• Pañcagavya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred action begins with śuddhi—purifying the place and intent so the rite becomes worthy of divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as a powerful sacred geography where properly performed rites yield heightened merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare a twenty-cubit maṇḍapa; purify the earth with the astra-mantra and sprinkle with pañcagavya.