Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वृषभस्तत्र दातव्यः संपूर्णफलहेतवे । एवमेकादश प्रोक्ता रुद्राः प्राभासमाश्रिताः । नित्यं पूज्याश्च वंद्याश्च क्षेत्रस्य फलमीप्सुभिः

Transliteration

vṛṣabhastatra dātavyaḥ saṃpūrṇaphalahetave | evamekādaśa proktā rudrāḥ prābhāsamāśritāḥ | nityaṃ pūjyāśca vaṃdyāśca kṣetrasya phalamīpsubhiḥ

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଫଳ ପାଇବାର ହେତୁ ବୃଷଭ ଦାନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏଭଳି ପ୍ରଭାସରେ ଆଶ୍ରିତ ଏକାଦଶ ରୁଦ୍ର ଘୋଷିତ; କ୍ଷେତ୍ରଫଳ ଇଚ୍ଛୁକମାନେ ନିତ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା ଓ ବନ୍ଦନା କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• वृषभः: a bull
• वृषभः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adverbial (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दातव्यः: should be given
• दातव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘to be given’

• संपूर्णफलहेतवे: for the cause of complete fruit (full merit)
• संपूर्णफलहेतवे: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपूर्ण-फल-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक; संपूर्ण + फल + हेतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the sake of)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• एकादश: eleven
• एकादश: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (संख्याशब्दः; ‘रुद्राः’ विशेषण)

• प्रोक्ताः: are declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• रुद्राः: Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्राभासम्: Prabhāsa (region)
• प्राभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्यदेश (object with ‘आश्रिताः’)

• आश्रिताः: having resorted to
• आश्रिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adverbial (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• पूज्याः: to be worshipped
• पूज्याः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘to be worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वन्द्याः: to be revered
• वन्द्याः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘to be saluted’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईप्सुभिः: by those desiring
• ईप्सुभिः: Karana/Agent (by those who desire)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; आप्-धातोः इच्छार्थे ‘ईप्सु’ = desiring)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘जनैः’ इति अध्याहार्य; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred Prabhāsa landscape with eleven Rudra presences indicated as luminous forms around a central shrine; a donor offers a decorated bull to a worthy recipient; pilgrims bow and perform daily worship.

Characters & Entities

• Eleven Rudras
• Prabhāsa
• Vṛṣabha-dāna
• Kṣetra-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

To fully receive a kṣetra’s blessings, one should combine reverence for its presiding divinities with dhārmic giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, described as the abode of the eleven Rudras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vṛṣabha-dāna (gift of a bull) is prescribed; additionally, the eleven Rudras are to be worshipped and saluted regularly.