Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स्थातव्यमद्यप्रभृति क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्नुमया सह । यस्मात्त्वया प्रभा लब्धा क्षेत्रेऽस्मिन्मत्प्रसादतः । तस्मात्प्रभासमित्येवं नामास्य प्रभविष्यति

Transliteration

sthātavyamadyaprabhṛti kṣetre'sminnumayā saha | yasmāttvayā prabhā labdhā kṣetre'sminmatprasādataḥ | tasmātprabhāsamityevaṃ nāmāsya prabhaviṣyati

Translation

ଆଜିଠାରୁ ମୁଁ ଉମାଙ୍କ ସହ ଏହି କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ବାସ କରିବି। ମୋ ପ୍ରସାଦରୁ ତୁମେ ଏହି କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ପ୍ରଭା (ଦୀପ୍ତି) ଲାଭ କରିଛ; ତେଣୁ ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନ ‘ପ୍ରଭାସ’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• स्थातव्यम्: (it) must be stayed; one should remain
• स्थातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय/आज्ञार्थक—‘must be stayed’

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from (this time) onward
• प्रभृति: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधिवाचक/from…onwards)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agrees with ‘kṣetre’)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहकारक-प्रयोग/with)

• यस्मात्: because; since
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रभा: radiance; splendor
• प्रभा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लब्धा: was obtained
• लब्धा: Kriya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘obtained’ (agreeing with प्रभा)

• क्षेत्रे: in the field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• मत्प्रसादतः: from my favor/grace
• मत्प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from my grace’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Conclusion (Inference)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (तस्मात् = ‘therefore’; originally ablative used adverbially)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Predicate complement (नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name)

• इति: thus; called
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/‘in this manner’)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this (place/liṅga)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रभविष्यति: will arise/become; will come to be
• प्रभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva with Umā declares permanent residence in the kṣetra; Candra shines with renewed radiance; the landscape glows, signifying the birth of the name ‘Prabhāsa’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Umā
• Candra
• Prabhāsa
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes celebrated through divine grace and transformative events; sacred geography is rooted in lived divine compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), named from Soma’s regained prabhā (radiance).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse establishes the deity’s residence and the sacred name-origin of the kṣetra.