Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे प्रभास इति चोच्यते । वृद्धप्रभासश्च ततो दक्षिणे नातिदूरतः

Transliteration

tasyaiva paścime bhāge prabhāsa iti cocyate | vṛddhaprabhāsaśca tato dakṣiṇe nātidūrataḥ

Translation

Na sua parte ocidental fica o lugar chamado “Prabhāsa”; e ao sul dele, não muito longe, está “Vṛddha‑Prabhāsa”.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (place/it)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis)

• पश्चिमे: in the western (part)
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• भागे: in the region/portion
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• प्रभासः: Prabhāsa (name of a tīrtha)
• प्रभासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Prayojaka (Marker/प्रयोगचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

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

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वृद्धप्रभासः: Vṛddha-Prabhāsa (Elder Prabhāsa)
• वृद्धप्रभासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध + प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—वृद्धः प्रभासः (कर्मधारय)

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

• ततः: from there; then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb; from there/then)

• दक्षिणे: to the south; in the southern (side)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• अतिदूरतः: from too far; very far away
• अतिदूरतः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति + दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Vṛddha-Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like narrative scene: two labeled shrines—‘Prabhāsa’ to the west and ‘Vṛddha-Prabhāsa’ slightly south—connected by a short pilgrim path; pilgrims walk with flags and water-pots along the coast.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Vṛddha-Prabhāsa
• Prabhāsapañcaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred travel is guided through precise traditional geography, turning movement through space into devotional practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa and Vṛddha-Prabhāsa as constituent sites within the Prabhāsa-Pañcaka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the verse provides directional guidance for pilgrims.