Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्रंतुपादेनैकेन यः पुमान् । प्रभासयात्रामेको वा समं भवति वा न वा

Transliteration

tiṣṭhedyugasahasraṃtupādenaikena yaḥ pumān | prabhāsayātrāmeko vā samaṃ bhavati vā na vā

Translation

ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ଏକ ପାଦରେ ସହସ୍ର ଯୁଗ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ରହେ, ତାହାର ତପ ପ୍ରଭାସ-ଯାତ୍ରା ସମାନ ହୁଏ କି ନୁହେଁ—ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ; ପ୍ରଭାସ-ଯାତ୍ରାର ମହିମା ଅପରିମେୟ।

Word by Word

• tiṣṭhet: should remain/stand
• tiṣṭhet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yuga-sahasram: a thousand yugas
• yuga-sahasram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yugānāṃ sahasram) काल-परिमाण

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय

• pādena: by a quarter/part
• pādena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अंशार्थे (quarter/part)

• ekena: by one
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘एकेन’ विशेषण

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• pumān: a man
• pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān/puman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prabhāsa-yātrām: the pilgrimage to Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa-yātrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (prabhāsasya yātrā)

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

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• samam: equally
• samam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: equally)

• bhavati: becomes/is
• bhavati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-yātrā (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lone pilgrim stands on one foot in severe tapas for aeons, while in the distance the radiant Prabhāsa-kṣetra with sea-shore light and temple spires signifies a merit beyond austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-yātrā
• yuga-sahasra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa magnifies Prabhāsa pilgrimage as a uniquely powerful means of spiritual merit, surpassing extreme austerities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through explicit praise of the Prabhāsa-yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical priority is implied: undertake Prabhāsa-yātrā as a potent dharmic act, especially for Kali Yuga seekers.