Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 253

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये गुफेश्वरमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम त्रिपञ्चाशदुत्तरद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye gupheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma tripañcāśaduttaradviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o capítulo ducentésimo quinquagésimo terceiro, chamado “Descrição da Grandeza de Gupheśvara”, no Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa (Livro Sétimo) do Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, na Ekāśītisāhasrī Saṃhitā, dentro do Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (primeira divisão).

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक — Indeclinable, closure marker

• śrī-skānde: in the revered Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrī-skānde: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Karmadharaya; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ekāśīti-sāhasryām: in the eighty-one-thousand (verses) [collection]
• ekāśīti-sāhasryām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dvigu; Feminine, Locative, Singular

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa sacred field
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• gupheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam: the description of the greatness of Gupheśvara
• gupheśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam: Karta (Title/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gupheśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक-निपात — Indeclinable, naming particle

• tri-pañcāśat-uttara-dviśatatamaḥ: the 253rd
• tri-pañcāśat-uttara-dviśatatamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या) + pañcāśat (संख्या) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + dviśata (संख्या) + tama (तद्धित)
• Form: संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (समास), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Numeral tatpurusha; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Colophon / Editorial

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gupheśvara (chapter colophon)

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style ending: scribal colophon naming Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, Ekāśītisāhasrī Saṃhitā, Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, and the chapter title on Gupheśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya
• Gupheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It identifies the chapter’s subject and preserves the textual structure used to transmit tīrtha-glories in the Purāṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gupheśvara, as the named focus of Adhyāya 253.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a chapter colophon.