Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सर्वकामप्रपूर्त्यर्थं नृणां तत्क्षेत्रमुत्तमम् । चिंतामणिसमा देवी यत्र प्राची सरस्वती

Transliteration

sarvakāmaprapūrtyarthaṃ nṛṇāṃ tatkṣetramuttamam | ciṃtāmaṇisamā devī yatra prācī sarasvatī

Translation

ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਭ ਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਤੀ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਸਰਵੋਤਮ ਹੈ; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉੱਥੇ ਦੇਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀ ਸਰਸਵਤੀ ਚਿੰਤਾਮਣੀ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• सर्वकामप्रपूर्त्यर्थम्: for the fulfillment of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रपूर्त्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रपूर्ति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (अर्थम् = ‘for the sake of’) — Masculine, Accusative singular, purpose expression

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम् इति) — Neuter, Nominative singular, demonstrative adjective

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम्) — Neuter, Nominative singular, adjective

• चिन्तामणिसमा: like the Cintāmaṇi gem
• चिन्तामणिसमा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तामणि + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमान-समास/तत्पुरुष ‘चिन्तामणिना समा’ — Feminine, Nominative singular, ‘equal to the wish-fulfilling gem’

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध) — indeclinable locative-relative ‘where’

• प्राची: Prācī (eastern)
• प्राची: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सरस्वती) — Feminine, Nominative singular

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual praise within the Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (with Prācī Sarasvatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Personified Prācī Sarasvatī as a radiant goddess emerging from the river, holding a jewel-like Cintāmaṇi glow; pilgrims approach with folded hands, while symbols of the four puruṣārthas appear subtly (scripture, prosperity, love, liberation).

Characters & Entities

• Prācī Sarasvatī
• Sarasvatī
• Cintāmaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is presented as a divine instrument for both worldly well-being and higher good, when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kṣetra where Prācī Sarasvatī flows/abides—within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the verse gives a general phalaśruti that honoring/approaching the goddess-river fulfills aims.