Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

यानि प्राभासिके क्षेत्रे तीर्थानि विविधानि तु । रवियोजनसंस्थानि तेषु यात्रां चकार सः

Transliteration

yāni prābhāsike kṣetre tīrthāni vividhāni tu | raviyojanasaṃsthāni teṣu yātrāṃ cakāra saḥ

Translation

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਸਿਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਭਿੰਨ-ਭਿੰਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਹਨ—ਜੋ ‘ਰਵਿ-ਯੋਜਨ’ ਦੇ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਤੱਕ ਫੈਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ—ਉਹ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕੀਤੀ।

Word by Word

• yāni: which (things)
• yāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• prābhāsike: in Prābhāsa (pertaining to Prabhāsa)
• prābhāsike: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prābhāsika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative qualifier)

• kṣetre: in the sacred field/region
• kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage-places
• tīrthāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (tīrthāni-विशेषण)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अनुवादार्थक

• ravi-yojana-saṃsthāni: having the extent/measure of a sun-yojana (i.e., vast in measure)
• ravi-yojana-saṃsthāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ravi-yojana = रवियोजनस्य; saṃsthāni = संस्थानि) विशेषण (tīrthāni-विशेषण)

• teṣu: in/among those
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• yātrām: pilgrimage/journey
• yātrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• cakāra: did/made
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (Unspecified Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prābhāsa tīrtha-mandala (collective)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like narrative montage: the pilgrim travels from one tīrtha to another across a sun-measured expanse—kundas, shrines, groves, ghats—each marked by small ritual acts.

Characters & Entities

• Prābhāsa region
• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra’s greatness is revealed through its many tīrthas; comprehensive pilgrimage honors the full sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Prābhāsa kṣetra and its network of diverse tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking yātrā to the various tīrthas throughout the Prabhāsa region (a tīrtha-cakra/circuit).