Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रयत्नेन श्रुत्वा चैवावधारय । प्रभासं परमं देवि क्षेत्रमेतन्मम प्रियम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi prayatnena śrutvā caivāvadhāraya | prabhāsaṃ paramaṃ devi kṣetrametanmama priyam

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ— ହେ ଦେବୀ, ପ୍ରୟତ୍ନ ସହିତ ଶୁଣ; ଶୁଣି ସାରି ମନରେ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ଧାରଣ କର। ହେ ଦେବୀ, ପ୍ରଭାସ ପରମ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର; ଏହି କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ମୋତେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରିୟ।

Word by Word

• ईश्वर: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वर: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort, attentively
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, surely
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अवधारय: grasp, understand, keep in mind
• अवधारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma/Predicate-noun (Object or complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रियम्: dear, beloved
• प्रियम्: Visheshana/Predicate-adjective (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī to listen with effort and remember; the backdrop reveals Prabhāsa as a luminous sacred landscape—shoreline, temple spires, and a central liṅga shrine—conveying ‘parama kṣetra’.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent listening (śravaṇa) to kṣetra-māhātmya is itself a dharmic act that orients one toward pilgrimage and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, declared supreme and beloved of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implicit prescription of attentive śravaṇa and dhāraṇā (hearing and retaining sacred teaching).