Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 312

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखंडे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये बकुलस्वामिमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम द्वाद शोत्तरत्रिशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye bakulasvāmimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma dvāda śottaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀସ୍କନ୍ଦ ମହାପୁରାଣର ଏକାଶୀତିସାହସ୍ରୀ ସଂହିତାର ସପ୍ତମ ପ୍ରଭାସଖଣ୍ଡର ପ୍ରଥମ ପ୍ରଭାସକ୍ଷେତ୍ରମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟରେ ‘ବକୁଳସ୍ୱାମୀମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟବର୍ଣ୍ଣନ’ ନାମକ ୩୧୨ତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• śrīskānde: in the revered Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrīskānde: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-skānda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + स्कान्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ekāśītisāhasryām: in the (collection) of eighty-one thousand
• ekāśītisāhasryām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti-sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक; एकाशीतिः + साहस्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषणम्

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa section
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + खण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम्

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the ‘Glory of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• bakulasvāmi: Bakulasvāmin
• bakulasvāmi: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bakula-svāmin (प्रातिपदिक; बकुल + स्वामिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग

• māhātmya: glory (account)
• māhātmya: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग

• varṇanam: description
• varṇanam: Sambandha (Title element/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षकाङ्ग

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (naming particle)

• dvādaśottaratriśatatamaḥ: three-hundred-and-twelfth
• dvādaśottaratriśatatamaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa-uttara-triśata-tama (प्रातिपदिक; द्वादश + उत्तर + त्रिशत + तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal) = 312th

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (textual closing formula)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bakula-svāmin (chapter-title reference)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-ending moment: a scribe completes the adhyāya colophon; palm-leaf or paper folios, ink-pot, and a small shrine lamp nearby, evoking textual sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya
• Bakula-svāmin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It is a transmission marker, ensuring the chapter’s identity and continuity in the Purāṇic archive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, via the completed Bakula-svāmin māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a chapter-ending colophon.